put in

introduce

• “Insert your ticket here”

devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task

• “He put in three hours every day at the hospital”

keep or lay aside for future use

• “store grain for the winter”
• “The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn”

break into a conversation

• “her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation”

set up for use

• “install the washer and dryer”
• “We put in a new sink”

make an application as for a job or funding

• “We put in a grant to the NSF”

to insert between other elements

• “She interjected clever remarks”