Dictionary entry details
• PUT IN (verb)
Meaning:
Introduce
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
put in; inclose; insert; stick in; introduce; enclose
Context example:
Insert your ticket here
Hypernyms (to "put in" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put in"):
inoculate (introduce a microorganism into)
inject; shoot (force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing)
foist (insert surreptitiously or without warrant)
slip (insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly)
feed; feed in (introduce continuously)
interlard; intersperse (introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions)
cup (put into a cup)
catheterise; catheterize (insert a catheter into (a body part))
glass (put in a glass container)
inset (set or place in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
He put in three hours every day at the hospital
Hypernyms (to "put in" is one way to...):
pass; spend (pass (time) in a specific way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Keep or lay aside for future use
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
hive away; lay in; salt away; stack away; stash away; store; put in
Context examples:
store grain for the winter / The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat
Hypernyms (to "put in" is one way to...):
hold on; keep (retain possession of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put in"):
bin (store in bins)
computerise; computerize (store in a computer)
victual (lay in provisions)
accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)
hive (store, like bees)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Break into a conversation
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
chisel in; chime in; butt in; break in; barge in; cut in; put in
Context example:
her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
Hypernyms (to "put in" is one way to...):
break up; cut off; disrupt; interrupt (make a break in)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put in"):
disrupt; interrupt (interfere in someone else's activity)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Set up for use
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
instal; install; put in; set up
Context examples:
install the washer and dryer / We put in a new sink
Hypernyms (to "put in" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put in"):
post; put up (put up)
reinstall (install again)
retrofit (fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They want to put in the doors
Meaning:
Make an application as for a job or funding
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
put in; submit
Context example:
We put in a grant to the NSF
Hypernyms (to "put in" is one way to...):
apply (ask (for something))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
To insert between other elements
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
interject; throw in; interpose; come in; inject; put in
Context example:
She interjected clever remarks
Hypernyms (to "put in" is one way to...):
break up; cut off; disrupt; interrupt (make a break in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
