'To put in for' definitions:
Definition of 'To put in for'
From: GCIDE
- Put \Put\ (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i.
- 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To steer; to direct one's course; to go. [1913 Webster]
- His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To play a card or a hand in the game called put. [1913 Webster]
- To put about (Naut.), to change direction; to tack.
- To put back (Naut.), to turn back; to return. "The French . . . had put back to Toulon." --Southey.
- To put forth. (a) To shoot, bud, or germinate. "Take earth from under walls where nettles put forth." --Bacon. (b) To leave a port or haven, as a ship. --Shak.
- To put in (Naut.), to enter a harbor; to sail into port.
- To put in for. (a) To make a request or claim; as, to put in for a share of profits. (b) To go into covert; -- said of a bird escaping from a hawk. (c) To offer one's self; to stand as a candidate for. --Locke.
- To put off, to go away; to depart; esp., to leave land, as a ship; to move from the shore.
- To put on, to hasten motion; to drive vehemently.
- To put over (Naut.), to sail over or across.
- To put to sea (Naut.), to set sail; to begin a voyage; to advance into the ocean.
- To put up. (a) To take lodgings; to lodge. (b) To offer one's self as a candidate. --L'Estrange.
- To put up to, to advance to. [Obs.] "With this he put up to my lord." --Swift.
- To put up with. (a) To overlook, or suffer without recompense, punishment, or resentment; as, to put up with an injury or affront. (b) To take without opposition or expressed dissatisfaction; to endure; as, to put up with bad fare. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To put in for'
- Put,
- Putting,
- To put about,
- To put by,
- To put down,
- To put in,
- To put off,
- To put on,
- To put out,
- To put over,
- To put this and that,
- To put through,
- To put to,
- To put to it,
- To put up,
- To put up to,
- To put up with,
- put about,
- put down,
- put in,
- put it to,
- put off,
- put on,
- put out,
- put over,
- put through,
- put under,
- put up,
- put up to,
- put up with,
- put-put,
- Put case,
- Put-off,
- Put-up,
- Putting green,
- Putting stone,
- To put a case,
- To put an end to,
- To put away,
- To put back,
- To put forth,
- To put forward,
- To put in mind,
- To put in pledge,
- To put in possession,
- To put into the chair,
- To put out of court,
- To put out to grass,
- To put out to nurse,
- To put the comether on,
- To put the hand to,
- To put the kibosh on,
- To put the screw on,
- To put the screws on,
- To put to a stand,
- To put to a stress,
- To put to bed,
- To put to death,
- To put to flight,
- To put to grass,
- To put to nurse,
- To put to rights,
- To put to rout,
- To put to sea,
- To put to shame,
- To put to the blush,
- To put to the rack,
- To put to the sword,
- To put to trial,
- To put to use,
- To put together,
- To put trust in,
- To put under the screw,
- To put under the screws,
- To put up a job,
- To put up the spout,
- To put upon,
- hard put,
- off-putting,
- put across,
- put aside,
- put away,
- put back,
- put differently,
- put forth,
- put forward,
- put on airs,
- put on the line,
- put one over,
- put option,
- put out feelers,
- put paid to,
- put phut,
- put right,
- put something over,
- put straight,
- put to death,
- put to rights,
- put to sleep,
- put to work,
- put together,
- put up job,
- put up or shut up,
- put upon,
- put-down,
- put-on,
- putting iron,
- putting surface,
- putting to death,
- shot put,
- stay put,
- Put-in-Bay,
- Putting the hand under the thigh,
- To put a rod in pickle,
- To put a vessel into commission,
- To put a vessel out of commission,
- To put down one's staff,
- To put forth the hand against,
- To put on one's trumps,
- To put one out of conceit with,
- To put one's back up,
- To put one's comether on,
- To put one's foot down,
- To put stress upon,
- To put the Treasury into commission,
- To put the cart before the horse,
- To put the finishing hand to,
- To put the hand unto,
- To put the last hand to,
- To put to one's trumps,
- To put up one's staff,
- put behind bars,
- put one across,
- put one on his feet,
- put-upon,
- Put-in-Bay, OH,
- To put a spoke in one's wheel,
- To put one one's mettle,
- To put one's nose out of joint,
- To put one's nose to the grindstone,
- To put someone through one's paces,
- To put the best foot foremost,
- To put the great seal into commission,
- To be put upon one's good behavior,
- To put one's foot in one's mouth,
- To put one's legs under some one's mahogany,
- To put one's self upon the country