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| v. (body) | 1. assume, don, get into, put on, wear | 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" |
| v. (change) | 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, size 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" |
| v. (creation) | 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, cook, prepare, fix, make | prepare for eating by applying heat.; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
| v. (creation) | 4. put on, turn in | 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" |
| v. (change) | 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, size 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" |
| v. (creation) | 6. mount, 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. |
| ~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
| v. (contact) | 7. apply, 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" |
| ~ gum | cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum.; "if you gum the tape it is stronger" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ cold-cream | put cold cream on one's face. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ clap on, slam on, slap on | apply carelessly.; "slap some paint onto the wall" |
| v. (communication) | 8. befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | fool or hoax.; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
| ~ kid, pull the leg of | tell false information to for fun.; "Are you pulling my leg?" |
| ~ deceive, lead astray, betray | cause someone to believe an untruth.; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
| v. (body) | 9. gain, put on | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| ~ flesh out, fill out, round | become round, plump, or shapely.; "The young woman is fleshing out" |
| ~ 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. | 10. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham | 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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