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put in
verb
(intr) nautical to bring a vessel into port, esp for a brief stay
we put in for fresh provisions
(often foll by for) to apply or cause to apply (for a job, in a competition, etc)
(tr) to submit
he put in his claims form
to intervene with (a remark) during a conversation
(tr) to devote (time, effort, etc) to a task
he put in three hours overtime last night
(tr) to establish or appoint
he put in a manager
(tr) cricket to cause (a team, esp the opposing one) to bat
England won the toss and put the visitors in to bat
noun
rugby the act of throwing the ball into a scrum
Idioms and Phrases
Make a formal offer of, as in a court of law. For example, He put in a plea of not guilty . [Mid-1400s]
Interpose, interject; see put in a good word ; put one's oar in .
Spend time at a location or job, as in He put in three years at hard labor , or She put in eight hours a day at her desk . [Mid-1800s]
Plant, as in We put in thirty new trees . [Early 1800s]
Enter a port or harbor, as in The yacht will put in here for the night . [Early 1600s]
put in for . Request or apply for something, as in I put in for a raise , or John put in for department supervisor . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
The news here is that Republicans don’t seem to have any idea what they would put in such a bill.
Next year, that total will rise to $72,000, with those eligible for catch up contributions able to put in up to $11,250 more, depending on their age.
She said the Church "should make sure that those people who need to know do know and that the correct processes are put in place".
“With fewer staff available to work, put in overtime or be reassigned, recovery is likely to be slower,” Friends of BLS said in a blog post.
Lawyers for Lanez had argued that the original trial judge should not have allowed various pieces of evidence to be put in front of the jury.
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