put in

Contribute to mix

To put in is to invest effort, time, or resources: She put in long hours at the office, We put in a lot of work on this project.

It also means to submit or make formally: put in a request, put in a claim, put in a good word for someone.

Ships put in when they enter port.

To put in an appearance is to show up, often briefly or perfunctorily.

insertion

insert

Place within another thing

  • embedFix within surrounding material
  • placePosition or location
  • slotNarrow slit for insertion

add · enter · implant · infix · incorporate · integrate · interpose · infuse · instill · tuck

invest

stocks

Ownership stakes or inventory

dividends · securities · equities · market · finance · investment · funds · assets · savings · stake

submit

application

Formal request document

claim · bid · proposal · entry · nomination · candidacy · filing · tender · petition · submission

nominate

candidate

Person seeking selection

appoint · recommend · elect · select · shortlist · slate · support · advocate · ballot · contender

contribute

donate

Give to charity

  • offerProposal to provide
  • sharePortion given out
  • addCombine into total

provide · volunteer · pool · fundraise · participate · give · ante up

effort

work

Effort toward a goal

  • exertionVigorous physical effort
  • laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
  • timeMeasured passage of moments

hours · energy · dedication · commitment · practice · training · sweat · grind · hustle · toil

install

setup

How something is arranged

activate · initialize · establish · download · software · hardware · system · upgrade · patch · firmware

interject

interrupt

Break in upon

speak up · intervene · add · mention · inject · blurt · pipe up

plant

sow

Implant in earth

bulb · seedling · pot · bed · soil · bury · root · cultivate · grow · nursery

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insertion/removal

put intake out

Food ordered for elsewhere

pull out · remove · extract · withdraw · get out

contribution/withdrawal

put intake out

Food ordered for elsewhere

withdraw · pull out · withhold · hold back · take back

INSTALLATION/REMOVAL (of systems or equipment)

put intake out

Food ordered for elsewhere

remove · rip out · tear out · uninstall · pull out

Family

put, in, input, output, putting, puts, putter, outputs, inputs

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