PUT IN

v. 1. To add to what has been said; say (something) in addition to what others say. While the boys were discussing the car accident, Ben put in that the road was icy. My father put in a word for me and I got the job. 2. To buy and keep in a store to sell. He put in a full stock of drugs. 3. To spend (time). He put in many years as a printer. He put in an hour a day reading. 4. To plant. He put in a row of radishes. 5. To stop at a port on a journey by water. After the fire, the ship put in for repairs. 6. To apply; ask. Used with "for". When a better job was open, he put in for it. The sailor put in for time to visit his family before the ship went to sea.