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English verb: put in | |||
| 1. | put in (change) introduce | ||
| Samples | Insert your ticket here. | ||
| Synonyms | enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, stick in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catheterise, catheterize, cup, feed, feed in, foist, glass, inject, inoculate, inset, interlard, intersperse, plug, plug, shoot, slip | ||
| 2. | put in (possession) keep or lay aside for future use | ||
| Samples | Store grain for the winter. The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat. | ||
| Synonyms | hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold on, keep | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accumulate, amass, bin, collect, compile, computerise, computerize, hive, hoard, pile up, roll up, victual | ||
| 3. | put in (communication) break into a conversation | ||
| Samples | Her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation. | ||
| Synonyms | barge in, break in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disrupt, interrupt | ||
| 4. | put in (contact) set up for use | ||
| Samples | Install the washer and dryer. We put in a new sink. | ||
| Examples | They want to put in the doors | ||
| Synonyms | instal, install, set up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | post, put up, reinstall, retrofit | ||
| 5. | put in (competition) make an application as for a job or funding | ||
| Samples | We put in a grant to the NSF. | ||
| Synonyms | submit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apply | ||
| 6. | put in (communication) to insert between other elements | ||
| Samples | She interjected clever remarks. | ||
| Synonyms | come in, inject, interject, interpose, throw in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
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