put on

• put on

put on

Verb

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"

Synonyms:

• wear
• put on
• get into
• don
• assume

Verb

add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"

Synonyms:

• put on

Verb

put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!"

Synonyms:

• put on

Verb

carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"

Synonyms:

• put on
• turn in

Verb

add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

Synonyms:

• put on

Verb

prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"

Synonyms:

• mount
• put on

Verb

apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

Synonyms:

• put on
• apply

Verb

fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

Synonyms:

• gull
• dupe
• slang
• befool
• cod
• fool
• put on
• take in
• put one over
• put one across

Verb

increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

Synonyms:

• gain
• put on

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"

Synonyms:

• assumed
• false
• fictitious
• fictive
• pretended
• put on
• sham