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Put on

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
"Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold."
2.VerbTo decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface.
"I put a coat on my daughter.; I put tinsel on the Christmas tree."
3.VerbTo fool, kid, deceive.
"You must be putting me on.; She's putting on that she's sicker than she really is."
4.VerbTo assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.
"Why are you putting that silly voice on?; He's just putting on that limp -- his leg's actually fine."
5.VerbTo play (a recording).
"I'll put your favorite record on.; Can you put on The Sound of Music? I'd like to see it again."
6.VerbTo play (a recording) on (a sound system).
"I'll put blues on the stereo.; We usually put the Beatles on on my boombox."
7.VerbTo initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
"I'll put on some coffee for everybody."
8.VerbTo perform for an audience.
"The actors put on a show last Saturday.; The actors will put Macbeth on only one more time."
9.VerbTo organize a performance for an audience.
"The theatre company is putting on Into the Woods this season."
10.VerbTo provide.
11.VerbTo bet (money or other items) on (something).
"I put five pounds on that racehorse."
12.VerbTo assign or apply (something) to a target.
"The gang boss put some goons on the other gang.; The witch put a hex on me.; This puts a completely different hue on the matter.; Carl has been put on the front desk for tonight's shift."
13.VerbTo give (someone) a role in popular media.
"I hope they put me on TV.; They put her on a billboard."
14.VerbTo set (movie, show, song, etc.) to play on a screen.
"I put SpongeBob on when the kid gets fussy."
15.VerbTo switch on (a device).
16.VerbTo gain (weight).
"I put on at least five kilos over the holidays."
17.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put,‎ on.
"He put the pen on the table.; Put it on the list.; The doctor put me on a diet."
18.VerbTo hurry up; to move swiftly forward.
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