| VERB | change | put in, insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, introduce | introduce |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | put in, store, hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away | keep or lay aside for future use | |
| communication | put in, chime in, cut in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in | break into a conversation | |
| contact | put in, install, instal, set up | set up for use | |
| competition | put in, submit | make an application as for a job or funding | |
| communication | put in, interject, come in, interpose, throw in, inject | to insert / insert between other elements |
| Meaning | introduce. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, introduce | |
| Narrower | catheterize, catheterise | insert a catheter into (a body part) |
| cup | put into a cup | |
| feed, feed in | introduce continuously | |
| foist | insert surreptitiously or without warrant | |
| glass | put in a glass container | |
| inject, shoot | Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing | |
| inoculate | introduce a microorganism into | |
| inset | set or place in | |
| intersperse, interlard | introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions | |
| plug | Insert as a plug | |
| plug | Insert a plug into | |
| plug | Replace the center of a coin with a baser metal | |
| slip | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Spanish | incluír, insertar, introducir, meter, poner | |
| Catalan | inserir, introduir | |
| Meaning | Keep or lay aside for future use. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | store, hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away | |
| Narrower | bin | store in bins |
| computerize, computerise | store in a computer | |
| hive | store, like bees | |
| roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard | Get or gather together | |
| victual | lay in provisions / provisions | |
| Broader | keep, hold on | Retain possession of |
| Spanish | acumular, almacenar, atesorar | |
| Catalan | acumular, atresorar, desar, emmagatzemar, tresorejar | |
| Meaning | break into a conversation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | chime in, cut in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in | |
| Narrower | interrupt, disrupt | interfere in someone else's activity |
| Broader | interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off | make a break / break in |
| Spanish | cortar, entrometerse, incorporarse, interrumpir, meterse, tomar parte, unirse | |
| Meaning | Set up for use. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They want to put in the doors | |
| Example | "We put in a new sink" | |
| Synonyms | install, instal, set up | |
| Narrower | post, put up | Place so as to be noticed |
| reinstall | install again | |
| retrofit | fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Spanish | instalar | |
| Catalan | instal·lar | |
| Meaning | make an application as for a job or funding. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "We put in a grant to the NSF" | |
| Synonym | submit | |
| Broader | apply | ask (for something) |
| Spanish | someterse | |
| Meaning | To insert / insert between other elements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | interject, come in, interpose, throw in, inject | |
| Broader | interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off | make a break / break in |
| Spanish | intercalar, interponer | |
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