putting in

Placing something inside

Putting in covers various senses of inserting, investing, or contributing.

You put in a request, put in a good word for someone, or put in an appearance.

To put in time or effort is to invest it: She put in years of hard work.

A ship puts in when it enters port.

To put in for something is to apply or request it: He put in for a transfer.

installing

mounting

Steadily increasing in degree

wiring · plumbing · embedding · affixing · attachment · connection · assembly · construction · fixtures · appliances

effort

commitment

Firm pledge to act

time · investment · endeavor · exertion · diligence · perseverance · determination · focus · attention · labor

contributing

donation

Voluntary charitable gift

backing · sponsorship · share · stake · resources · capital · money · funds · savings · deposit

participating

joining

Linking into one

enlisting · signing up · registering · volunteering · engaging · taking part · stepping up · pitching in · chipping in · mucking in

submitting

application

Formal request document

claim · bid · proposal · order · entry · nomination · petition · grievance · complaint · notice

Opposites
physical placement/insertion

putting intaking out

Removing from within

removing · pulling out · extracting · withdrawing · getting out

effort/work contribution

putting inslacking off

Neglecting responsibilities deliberately

coasting · idleness · laziness · shirking · loafing

submission/filing

putting inwithdrawing

Removing or pulling away

retracting · pulling out · pulling · taking back · rescinding

Family

put, dispute, computer, deputy, input, output, reputation, put in, compute

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