cuir isteach, v.t. & i. 1. Put in. (a) Place in. Rud a chur isteach i mbosca, i do sparán, to put sth. into a box, into one’s purse. (b) Force in. An doras a chur isteach, to break in the door. (c) Lay in, store. Lón a chur isteach, to lay in provisions. An fómhar a chur isteach, to put in the harvest. (d) Instil. Grá a chur isteach ina gcroí, to instil love into their hearts. (e) Put in place, insert. An dáta a chur isteach, to fill in the date. S.a. gaol 1 (a).(f) Intervene. Focal a chur isteach (i gcomhrá), to get a word in, to intervene (in a conversation). (g) Present. Iarratas, éileamh, a chur isteach, to present an application, a claim. (h)(Of time) Pass, spend. Lá crua oibre a chur isteach, to put in a hard day’s work. Chuir sé isteach a théarma, he served his term. Sin mar a chuir mé isteach an oíche, that is how I passed the night. 2. (With ar)(a)Cur isteach ar phost, to apply for a job. (b)Cur isteach ar dhuine, to interfere with, to inconvenience, s.o.; to interrupt s.o.