put on meaning and definition

PUT ON verb

Definition of put on (verb)

1. put clothing on one's body
   • "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"
   • synonyms: assume, don, get into, wear
2. add to something existing
   • "She put on a sun room"
3. put on the stove or ready for cooking
   • "put on the tea, please!"
4. carry out (performances)
   • "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
   • synonyms: turn in
5. add to the odometer
   • "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
6. prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
   • "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
   • synonyms: mount
7. apply to a surface
   • "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
   • synonyms: apply
8. fool or hoax
   • "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
   • synonyms: befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put one across, put one over, slang, take in
9. increase (one's body weight)
   • "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
   • synonyms: gain
   • antonym: lose weight

PUT ON adjective

Definition of put on (adjective)

1. adopted in order to deceive
   • "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
   • synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham