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put in

• interrupt in a conversation or discussion.
• "'I was actually wondering the same thing', he put in sincerely"
• (of a ship) enter a port.
• "they put in at Cuba to refit"
• appoint someone to fulfil a particular role or job.
• "he was put in to rescue the company by the stockbrokers"
• present or submit something formally.
• "the airport had put in a claim for damages"
Similar: submit, present, make, file, enter, lodge,
• devote time or effort to something.
• "employed mothers put in the longest hours of all women"
• invest money or resources in.
• "the government are unwilling to put more money into training"
• imagine oneself in a particular situation.
• "it was no use trying to put herself in his place"

put-in noun

• an act or the right of putting the ball into a scrum.
• "the opposition are awarded the put-in at the scrummage"


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