Put on

verb

Word Frequency: 23.1

Definitions

1.verbTo don (clothing, equipment or the like).

"Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold."

2.verbTo fool, kid, deceive.

"She's putting on that she's sicker than she really is."

3.verbTo assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.

"He's just putting on that limp -- his leg's actually fine."

4.verbTo play (a recording).

"Can you put on The Sound of Music? I'd like to see it again."

5.verbTo initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.

"I'll put on some coffee for everybody."

6.verbTo perform for an audience.

"The actors put on a show."

7.verbTo organize a performance for an audience.

8.verbTo hurry up; to move swiftly forward.

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