put on

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”

add to something existing

• “She put on a sun room”

put on the stove or ready for cooking

• “put on the tea, please!”

carry out (performances)

• “They turned in a splendid effort”
• “They turned in top jobs for the second straight game”

add to the odometer

• “He put on 1,000 miles on this trip”

prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

• “mount a theater production”
• “mount an attack”
• “mount a play”

apply to a surface

• “She applied paint to the back of the house”
• “Put on make-up!”

fool or hoax

• “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
• “You can”

increase (one''s body weight)

• “She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising”

a composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

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”