put_on
1. [ verb ] (clothing) put clothing on one's body
Synonyms: don get_into assume wear
Examples:

"What should I wear today?" "He put on his best suit for the wedding" "The princess donned a long blue dress" "The queen assumed the stately robes" "He got into his jeans"

Related terms: dress hat try_on slip_on scarf clothing
2. [ verb ] add to something existing
Examples:

"She put on a sun room"

Related terms: add
3. [ verb ] (food) put on the stove or ready for cooking
Examples:

"put on the tea, please!"

Related terms: cook cooking
4. [ verb ] carry out, as of performances
Synonyms: turn_in
Examples:

: "They turned in a splendid effort" 'They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"

Related terms: make
5. [ verb ] add to the odometer
Examples:

"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

Related terms: add
6. [ adjective ] adopted in order to deceive
Synonyms: pretended fictive false fictitious sham assumed
Examples:

"an assumed name" "an assumed cheerfulness" "a fictitious address" "fictive sympathy" "a pretended interest" "a put-on childish voice" "sham modesty"

Related terms: counterfeit
7. [ verb ] fool or hoax
Synonyms: take_in gull dupe put_one_over cod befool fool put_one_across slang
Examples:

"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone" "You can't fool me!"

Related terms: deceive pull_the_leg_of chump victim fraud take-in
8. [ verb ] prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
Synonyms: mount
Examples:

"mount a theater production" "mount an attack' "mount a play"

Related terms: organize rerun
9. [ verb ] apply to a surface
Synonyms: apply
Examples:

: "She applied paint to the back of the house" "Put on make-up!"

Related terms: cover dab slap_on sponge_on dress daub putty coldcream cold-cream cream lotion
10. [ verb ] increase (one's body weight)
Synonyms: gain
Examples:

"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

Related terms: reduce change_state pack_on round gainer
Similar spelling:   put_down
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