What does put on mean?
Definitions for put on
put on
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word put on.
Princeton's WordNet
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
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-onnoun
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onadjective
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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"
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"
put onverb
add to something existing
"She put on a sun room"
put onverb
put on the stove or ready for cooking
"put on the tea, please!"
put on, turn inverb
carry out (performances)
"They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
put onverb
add to the odometer
"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
mount, put onverb
prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
"mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
put on, applyverb
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 acrossverb
fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
gain, put onverb
increase (one's body weight)
"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
Wiktionary
put onverb
To don (clothing, equipment or the like).
put onverb
To fool, kid, deceive.
put onverb
To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretence.
put onverb
To play (a recording).
put onverb
To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
put onverb
To perform for an audience.
Wikipedia
Put On
Put On is a song written and performed by American rapper Young Jeezy featuring hip hop recording artist Kanye West, taken from the former's third studio album, The Recession. The song was released as the album's lead single on June 3, 2008. The song received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
ChatGPT
put on
"Put on" is a multi-purpose English phrase that can have different meanings based on the context. Generally, it refers to: 1. Placing an item of clothing or accessory on one's body: "She put on her coat before leaving the house." 2. To present or perform something such as a show, play, or exhibition: "The theater group is putting on a presentation of Shakespeare's works." 3. To pretend or feign, often a particular emotion, attitude, or characteristic: "He put on a brave face despite his fear." 4. To apply or use something on oneself or something else like makeup, lotion, paint, etc.: "She put on her lipstick before the party." 5. To increase or gain, often refers to weight or speed: "I've put on a few pounds during the holidays."
Wikidata
Put on
Put On is a musical recording by rapper Young Jeezy.
Editors Contribution
put on
To place.
We put on our running shoes to come out for a run.
Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2021
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of put on in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of put on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of put on in a Sentence
This is something much bigger than HR. All of the boring crap that you don’t want to deal with, you can put on autopilot, i want to make this something that’s almost a new category. It’s not an admin tool. It’s not really a [human resources management] system. It’s a much more ambitious effort.
I can’t tell people what to put on their grills on the weekend. But darn it, we should not be feeding the health care crisis in our prisons, our hospitals, and most importantly, in our schools, so we want to go in a more healthy direction.
This is one of those deals you take a lot of learnings away and can come back and put on a better event, obviously avoiding the problems we had today. But I think we saw some exciting action out there, and I think that the course itself puts on a really good show.
I want our companies to be allowed to do business. I mean, things are put on my desk that have nothing to do with national security, including with chipmakers and various others. So we're going to give it up, and what will happen? They'll make those chips in a different country or they'll make them in China or someplace else.
Last week I think I put on about 2,500 miles (4,000 km) traveling around Montana, and I saw about a third of the state.
Translations for put on
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- لبس, ارتدىArabic
- надзяваць, надзецьBelarusian
- обличам, облекаBulgarian
- oblékat, obléctCzech
- aufsetzen, anziehenGerman
- βάζωGreek
- surmetiEsperanto
- ponerseSpanish
- پوشیدنPersian
- mettreFrench
- cuir arIrish
- पहननाHindi
- felveszHungarian
- vestire, indossare, posare, mettereItalian
- 履く, 着る, 被るJapanese
- 입다Korean
- induoLatin
- autiLithuanian
- aut, vilktLatvian
- облекуваMacedonian
- aantrekken, aandoen, opzetten, zettenDutch
- włożyć, wkładaćPolish
- اغوستلPashto, Pushto
- vestir, pôrPortuguese
- puneRomanian
- надевать, надеть, ставить, поставитьRussian
- обући, obućiSerbo-Croatian
- obliecť, obliekaťSlovak
- obléčiSlovene
- ครอง, สวม, สวมใส่, ใส่Thai
- giymekTurkish
- надівати, надіти, надягатиUkrainian
- پہنناUrdu
- đi vào, đeo vào, mặc vàoVietnamese
- אָנטאָןYiddish
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