Search in: Word
Vietnamese keyboard: Off
Virtual keyboard: Show
English - English (Wordnet) dictionary
put on
Jump to user comments
Adjective
  • 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
Verb
  • increase (one's body weight)
    • She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
  • fool or hoax
    • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
    • You can't fool me!
  • apply to a surface
    • She applied paint to the back of the house
    • Put on make-up!
  • prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
    • mount a theater production
    • mount an attack
    • mount a play
  • add to the odometer
    • He put on 1,000 miles on this trip
  • carry out (performances)
    • They turned in a splendid effort
    • They turned in top jobs for the second straight game
  • put on the stove or ready for cooking
    • put on the tea, please!
  • add to something existing
    • She put on a sun room
  • 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
Related search result for "put on"
Comments and discussion on the word "put on"