'To put in for' definitions:

Definition of 'To put in for'

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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