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Put on Very Common

Put on has 11 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

add to something existing

"She put on a sun room"

3

put on the stove or ready for cooking

"put on the tea, please!"

4

carry out (performances)

"They turned in a splendid effort"

"They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"

5

add to the odometer

"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

6

prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

"mount a theater production"

"mount an attack"

"mount a play"

7

apply to a surface

"She applied paint to the back of the house"

"Put on make-up!"

8

fool or hoax

"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"

"You can't fool me!"

9

increase (one's body weight)

"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

10

To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

Adjective
1

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"

Example Sentences
"What should I wear today?" verb
"He put on his best suit for the wedding" verb
"The princess donned a long blue dress" verb
"The queen assumed the stately robes" verb
"He got into his jeans" verb
"She put on a sun room" verb
"put on the tea, please!" verb
"They turned in a splendid effort" verb
"They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" verb
"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
melt off
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dress add cook make organize cover deceive change state
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hat try on scarf slip on rerun dab daub gum dress cream cold-cream putty sponge on slap on pull the leg of round pack on
Rhyming Words
in on go on pin on let on not on hop on man on run on tie on mid on set on try on sit on bet on get on yak on fly on hot on act on pee on
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