Definitions for put on
Princeton's WordNet
parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on(noun)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on(noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on(adj)
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham(verb)
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"
wear, put on, get into, don, assume(verb)
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"
put on(verb)
add to something existing
"She put on a sun room"
put on(verb)
put on the stove or ready for cooking
"put on the tea, please!"
put on, turn in(verb)
carry out (performances)
"They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
put on(verb)
add to the odometer
"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
mount, put on(verb)
prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
"mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
put on, apply(verb)
apply to a surface
"She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across(verb)
fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
gain, put on(verb)
increase (one's body weight)
"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
put on(verb)ʊt
≠ take off
He put on his red sneakers.; Put the green earrings on.
put onʊt
(of a person) to become heavier
He's put on a lot of weight.
put onʊt
to arrange a performance
The school is putting on a play.
put onʊt
to pretend
She puts on a great English accent.
put onʊt
pretending sth is true as a trick
She's not 45 - you're putting me on!
Wiktionary
put on(Verb)
To don (clothing, equipment or the like).
put on(Verb)
To fool, kid, deceive.
put on(Verb)
To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretence.
put on(Verb)
To play (a recording).
put on(Verb)
To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
put on(Verb)
To perform for an audience.
Translations for put on
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- aanskakelAfrikaans

- يُضيءُ، يُشْعِلُArabic

- включвамBulgarian

- ligarPortuguese (BR)

- rozsvítit, zapnoutCzech

- anmachenGerman

- tændeDanish

- ανάβωGreek

- encenderSpanish

- põlema panemaEstonian

- روشن کردنFarsi

- kytkeä päälleFinnish

- allumerFrench

- לְהַדלִיקHebrew

- बत्ती जलानाHindi

- meggyújt, bekapcsolHungarian

- menyalakanIndonesian

- kveikjaáIcelandic

- accendereItalian

- つけるJapanese

- 스위치를 켜다Korean

- įjungtiLithuanian

- ieslēgt (gaismu u.tml.)Latvian

- hidupkanMalay

- aandoenDutch

- slå påNorwegian

- włączyćPolish

- روشن کردنPersian

- چالانولPashto

- ligarPortuguese

- a aprindeRomanian

- включатьRussian

- rozsvietiť, zapnúťSlovak

- prižgatiSlovenian

- upalitiSerbian

- sätta på, tändaSwedish

- เปิด (ไฟ)Thai

- yakmak, açmakTurkish

- 開(燈)Chinese (Trad.)

- умикатиUkrainian

- جلانا، چالو کرناUrdu

- bậtVietnamese

- 开(灯)Chinese (Simp.)

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