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Put on

//ˌpʊt ˈɒn// verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    adopted in order to deceive wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To don (clothing, equipment, or the like). transitive

    "Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold."

  2. 2
    increase (one's body weight) wordnet
  3. 3
    To decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface. ditransitive, transitive

    "I put a coat on my daughter."

  4. 4
    put clothing on one's body wordnet
  5. 5
    To fool, kid, deceive. intransitive, transitive

    "You must be putting me on."

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  1. 6
    add to something existing wordnet
  2. 7
    To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense. transitive

    "Why are you putting that silly voice on?"

  3. 8
    add to the odometer wordnet
  4. 9
    To play (a recording). transitive

    "I'll put your favorite record on."

  5. 10
    fool or hoax wordnet
  6. 11
    To play (a recording) on (a sound system). ditransitive, transitive

    "I'll put blues on the stereo."

  7. 12
    coat, cover or smear a surface with wordnet
  8. 13
    To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop. transitive

    "I'll put on some coffee for everybody."

  9. 14
    prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance wordnet
  10. 15
    To perform for an audience. transitive

    "The actors put on a show last Saturday."

  11. 16
    carry out (performances) wordnet
  12. 17
    To organize a performance for an audience. transitive

    "The theatre company is putting on Into the Woods this season."

  13. 18
    put on the stove or ready for cooking wordnet
  14. 19
    To provide. transitive

    "Peterbough United have been playing at Lincoln, in something of a local derby. EMR has put on a six-car Class 158 as an additional train, to take 'Posh' fans home (Posh is the team's nickname, by the way)."

  15. 20
    To bet (money or other items) on (something). ditransitive, transitive

    "I put five pounds on that racehorse."

  16. 21
    To assign or apply (something) to a target. ditransitive, transitive

    "The gang boss put some goons on the other gang."

  17. 22
    To give (someone) a role in popular media. transitive

    "I hope they put me on TV."

  18. 23
    To set (movie, show, song, etc.) to play on a screen. transitive

    "I put SpongeBob on when the kid gets fussy."

  19. 24
    To gain (weight). transitive

    "I put on at least five kilos over the holidays."

  20. 25
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, on. transitive

    "He put the pen on the table."

  21. 26
    To hurry up; to move swiftly forward. intransitive, obsolete, transitive

    "Sophia […] saw several horses coming after on full speed. This greatly alarmed her fears, and she called to the guide to put on as fast as possible."

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