putting in

Verb

put in (third-person singular simple present puts in, present participle putting in, simple past and past participle put in)

1. (transitive) To place inside.
   • Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it.
   1. (ditransitive, transitive) To imprison or place in a prison cell.
      • They put me in the state pen for a year for that.
2. (intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
   • I'm going to the bank to put in for a transfer.
3. (transitive) To contribute.
   • I put in an extra hour at work today.
4. (dated, intransitive) To call at (a place or port), especially as a deviation from an intended journey.
   • We put in at Brixham, a most excellent fishing Town, but very dirty and disagreeable.1773, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 18
5. (transitive) To declare or make official.
   • The defendant has put in a plea of not guilty.

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