What does PUT-ON mean?

Definitions for PUT-ON
ˈpʊtˌɒn, -ˌɔn; -ˈɒn, -ˈɔnput-on

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word PUT-ON.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onnoun

    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

  2. fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-onnoun

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

  3. antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onadjective

    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

  4. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, shamverb

    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"

  5. wear, put on, get into, don, assumeverb

    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"

  6. put onverb

    add to something existing

    "She put on a sun room"

  7. put onverb

    put on the stove or ready for cooking

    "put on the tea, please!"

  8. put on, turn inverb

    carry out (performances)

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

  9. put onverb

    add to the odometer

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

  10. mount, put onverb

    prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

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

  11. put on, applyverb

    apply to a surface

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

  12. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one acrossverb

    fool or hoax

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

  13. gain, put onverb

    increase (one's body weight)

    "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

Wiktionary

  1. put-onnoun

    A deception, hoax, or practical joke.

ChatGPT

  1. put-on

    A put-on is an act of pretending or deception, often intended to trick someone or for comic effect. It could also be referred to as something that is not genuine or is fake. In other words, it can be a prank or a misleading joke.

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Anagrams for PUT-ON »

  1. unpot

  2. upon't

  3. Upton

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PUT-ON in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PUT-ON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PUT-ON in a Sentence

  1. But Stratton:

    You can see [Junior] crying when he sees his father and how he’s basically disfigured by cancer, but even with cancer, his father is making jokes about it. He’s talking about how he had half of his face removed, how he had some muscle taken off and put on his face. He’s like, ‘Yeah, I told your mother I don’t even have tits anymore.’.

  2. Jeb Hensarling:

    When the dust finally settles, the Administration's trade policy may prove to be brilliant, but in the meantime, [ capital expenditure ] checkbooks are closing and expansion plans are being put on hold as growing uncertainty creeps throughout our economy.

  3. Salim Virani:

    Having this conversation does not mean Salim Virani need to be put on a therapy, but it will lead to a lot of important discussions even related to Salim Virani lifestyle.

  4. Suzanne Somers:

    It's about the food you eat and it's about what you put on your skin and what you're cleaning your house with.

  5. Coney Island:

    Coney Island resident and arts decided Coney Island resident and arts'd take over the entire neighborhood one day a year and put on a wacky art parade.

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