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  • Definition
    • 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

    • 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

    • put on :add to something existing
      • She put on a sun room

    • put on :put on the stove or ready for cooking
      • put on the tea, please!

    • put on :carry out (performances)
      • They turned in a splendid effort|They turned in top jobs for the second straight game

    • put on :add to the odometer
      • He put on 1,000 miles on this trip

    • put on :prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
      • mount a theater production|mount an attack|mount a play

    • put on :apply to a surface
      • She applied paint to the back of the house|Put on make-up!

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