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put in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb put in has 6 senses
- put in(v = verb.change) enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, stick in - introduce; "Insert your ticket here" is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
- put in(v = verb.possession) hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" is one way to hold on, keep
- put in(v = verb.communication) barge in, break in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" is one way to break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
- put in(v = verb.contact) instal, install, set up - set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
- put in(v = verb.competition) submit - make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" is one way to apply
- put in(v = verb.communication) come in, inject, interject, interpose, throw in - to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" is one way to break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s
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They want to put in the doors
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Somebody ----s
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
THESAURUS
put in
admit, alight, anoint, approach anchorage, barge in, base, be admitted, bear down on, bear down upon, bear up for, bear up to, bed, bestow, break in, breeze in, broadcast, build, build in, burst in, bust in, chair, chime in, chip in, close with, come barging in, come breezing in, come busting in, come in, come to land, comprise, consecrate to, consume, contain, creep in, cross the threshold, crowd in, crown, cut in, debark, debus, dedicate to, deplane, detrain, devote, dibble, disembark, disemplane, disseminate, dock, drill, drop anchor, drop in, ease in, edge in, embed, employ, enclose, enfold, enter, enthrone, establish, expend, fetch, fix, forest, found, gain admittance, get in, give over to, give to, go aboard, go alongside, go ashore, go in, go into, ground, have an entree, have an in, hop in, implant, inaugurate, include, induct, infuse, inject, inoculate, inseminate, insert, insinuate, install, instate, interject, internalize, interrupt, introduce, intromit, intrude, invest, irrupt, jam in, jump in, keep within, land, lay aboard, lay for, lay in, lay the foundation, lie in, look in, make, make a landfall, make at, make for, make land, make port, moor, pack in, pass, perfuse, pitch, place, place in office, plant, pop in, pot, press in, push in, put away for, put into port, put up, reach, reach land, reforest, reset, retimber, run for, sail for, scatter seed, seat, seed, seed down, seminate, set, set foot in, set in, set up, slip in, sow, sow broadcast, spend, squeeze in, stand for, steer toward, step in, stick in, surround, take in, throne, throw in, thrust in, tie up, transplant, tuck in, unboat, use up, vest, visit, wedge in, while, while away, whip in, wile, work inROGET THESAURUS
put in
Arrival
VB arrive, get to, come to, come, reach, attain, come up with, come up to, overtake, make, fetch, complete, join, rejoin, light, alight, dismount, land, go ashore, debark, disembark, put in, put into, visit, cast anchor, pitch one's tent, sit down, get to one's journey's end, make the land, be in at the death, come back, get back, come home, get home, return, come in, make one's appearance, drop in, detrain, deplane, outspan, de-orbit, come to hand, come at, come across, hit, come upon, light upon, pop upon, bounce upon, plump upon, burst upon, pitch upon, meet, encounter, rencounter, come in contact.Insertion
VB insert, introduce, intromit, put into, run into, import, inject, interject, infuse, instill, inoculate, impregnate, imbue, imbrue, graft, ingraft, bud, plant, implant, dovetail, obtrude, thrust in, stick in, ram in, stuff in, tuck in, press, in, drive in, pop in, whip in, drop in, put in, impact, empierce, imbed, immerse, immerge, merge, bathe, soak, dip, plunge, bury, insert itself, lodge itself, plunge in medias res.
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