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Put On| Verb | 1. | put on - 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"dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted" try on, try - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" scarf - wrap in or adorn with a scarf slip on - put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes" | | | 2. | put on - add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" | | | 3. | put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" ready, prepare, cook, fix, make - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" | | | 4. | put on - carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" | | | 5. | put on - add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" | | | 6. | put on - prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"rerun - rerun a performance of a play, for example | | | 7. | put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"dab, swab, swob - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" cream - put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night" putty - apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash" sponge on - apply with a sponge; "The painter sponged on his washes" | | | 8. | put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | | | 9. | put on - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"pack on - gain (weight); "He packed on two pounds over the summer" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | | Adj. | 1. | put on - 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"counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" | |
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