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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" |
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Related terms: | dress hat try_on slip_on scarf clothing | |
2. | [ verb ] add to something existing | |
Examples: | "She put on a sun room" |
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Related terms: | add | |
3. | [ verb ] (food) put on the stove or ready for cooking | |
Examples: | "put on the tea, please!" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | make | |
5. | [ verb ] add to the odometer | |
Examples: | "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" |
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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" |
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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!" |
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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" |
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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!" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | reduce change_state pack_on round gainer | |
Similar spelling: |
put_down put-on put_in putin |