put on

About 23.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

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

2. verb To decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface.

   I put a coat on my daughter.

3. verb To fool, kid, deceive.

   You must be putting me on.

4. verb To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.

   Why are you putting that silly voice on?

5. verb To play (a recording).

   I'll put your favorite record on.

6. verb To play (a recording) on (a sound system).

   I'll put blues on the stereo.

7. verb To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.

   I'll put on some coffee for everybody.

8. verb To perform for an audience.

   The actors put on a show last Saturday.

Similar words

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Word family

puts on putting on