Definitions for put-on
ˈpʊtˌɒn, -ˌɔn; -ˈɒn, -ˈɔnput-on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. put-onnoun

   A deception, hoax, or practical joke.

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Caricature

Anagrams for put-on »

1. unpot

2. upon't

3. Upton

How to pronounce put-on?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say put-on in sign language?

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. Juventino Romero:

   To put on a shirt that he wore probably makes them feel good, and a lot of people see him for the good and a lot of people for the bad.

2. Roy Oliver:

   You never know with these police, just because they put on a uniform doesn't mean they want to serve you, if the chief saw something to fire him, something that we the public didn't see, then why isn't he arrested ?

3. The Fit Man:

   ForThe Informant!he put on a ton of really bad weight, that was the character. He was a middle-aged American white guy who eats at Burger King four or five times a week.

4. Salman Aziz:

   Fashion is the thing! The thing you can put on confidently. And at least you can breathe with comfort.

5. Ken Thompson:

   A bomb could have easily been put on any of these planes, just like the guns were, and so the federal government has an obligation to do something about this immediately.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=put-on
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Put-on
3. ^ ChatGPT
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