put_on has definitions from the fields of clothing,food
1
[ verb ] (clothing) put clothing on one's body

Synonyms

don get_into assume wear

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

Had the situation been reversed , had , for_instance , England been the enemy in 1898 because of issues of concern chiefly to New_England , there is little doubt that large_numbers of Southerners would have happily put_on their old Confederate uniforms to fight as allies of Britain .

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

The dominant pottery of the century was Geometric ; political organization revolved_about the basileis ; trade was just beginning to expand ; the gods who protected the Greek countryside were only now putting_on their sharply anthropomorphic dress .

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

To Voltaire 's surprise , however , their host gives them fresh clothes to put_on , opens his purse to lend them money and sits them down before a good dinner .

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

`` I 've never done this before '' , they always said , putting_on their stockings .

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

He had lived for almost thirty years in this same stone farmhouse with the same wife , a remarkably childish thing in itself ; he rose at half past six every morning , made himself some French coffee , had his corn_flakes and more coffee , smoked four cigarettes while reading last Sunday 's Herald_Tribune and yesterday 's Pittsburgh_Gazette , then put_on his high-topped farmer 's shoes and walked under a vine bower to his workshop .

2
[ verb ] add to something existing

Examples

"She put on a sun room"

Used in print

(Julia Newman, "Travel and Camera USA"...)

The skyline , the bridges , Broadway , and the Staten_Island ferry are only a_few of the spots to put_on your `` must '' list for New_York_City .

(Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)

During the second week of operations , Fogg received a telegram from the Post_Office_Department , asking him to `` put_on two airplanes and make two flights daily , plus one Sunday trip '' .

(Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)

Moreover , it allows the present management to reassign vehicles so_that mileage will be more uniformly distributed throughout the fleet ; for_example , if one driver puts_on 22000 miles per_year and another driver 8000 miles per_year , their cars will be switched so_that both cars will have 30000 miles after two years , rather_than 44000 miles ( and related higher maintenance costs ) and 16000 miles respectively `` .

Related terms

add

3
[ verb ] (food) put on the stove or ready for cooking

Examples

"put on the tea, please!"

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

He 'd started a fire and put coffee on , and now was busy at the work_board of his chuck_wagon .

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

He got a small fire started and put_on bacon and coffee .

Related terms

cook cooking

4
[ verb ] carry out, as of performances

Synonyms

turn_in

Examples

: "They turned in a splendid effort" 'They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

Putting_on local musicians at_this_place in the program serves a triple purpose : it saves the top flight jazz men from being wasted in_this unenviable spot , when the audience is cold , restless , and in flux ; it prevents late-comers from missing some of the people they have come a long way to hear , and it gives the resident musicians a chance to perform before the famous Newport audience .

Related terms

make

5
[ verb ] add to the odometer

Examples

"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

Used in print

(Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)

One indication of the merits of the new management is found in the fact that during the period 1951 - 1956 , while total annual mileage put_on the vehicles increased 35 % , the total maintenance cost increased only 11 % .

Related terms

add

6
[ adjective ] adopted in order to deceive

Examples

"an assumed name" "an assumed cheerfulness" "a fictitious address" "fictive sympathy" "a pretended interest" "a put-on childish voice" "sham modesty"

Related terms

counterfeit

7
[ verb ] fool or hoax

Examples

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

8
[ verb ] prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

Synonyms

mount

Examples

"mount a theater production" "mount an attack' "mount a play"

Related terms

organize rerun

9
[ verb ] apply to a surface

Synonyms

apply

Examples

: "She applied paint to the back of the house" "Put on make-up!"

10
[ verb ] increase (one's body weight)

Synonyms

gain

Examples

"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

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