Search Result for "put on":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (9)

1. put clothing on one's body;
- Example: "What should I wear today?"
- Example: "He put on his best suit for the wedding"
- Example: "The princess donned a long blue dress"
- Example: "The queen assumed the stately robes"
- Example: "He got into his jeans"
[syn: wear, put on, get into, don, assume]

2. add to something existing;
- Example: "She put on a sun room"

3. put on the stove or ready for cooking;
- Example: "put on the tea, please!"

4. carry out (performances);
- Example: "They turned in a splendid effort"
- Example: "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
[syn: put on, turn in]

5. add to the odometer;
- Example: "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

6. prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance;
- Example: "mount a theater production"
- Example: "mount an attack"
- Example: "mount a play"
[syn: mount, put on]

7. apply to a surface;
- Example: "She applied paint to the back of the house"
- Example: "Put on make-up!"
[syn: put on, apply]

8. fool or hoax;
- Example: "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"
- Example: "You can't fool me!"
[syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across]

9. increase (one's body weight);
- Example: "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
[syn: gain, put on]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. adopted in order to deceive;
- Example: "an assumed name"
- Example: "an assumed cheerfulness"
- Example: "a fictitious address"
- Example: "fictive sympathy"
- Example: "a pretended interest"
- Example: "a put-on childish voice"
- Example: "sham modesty"
[syn: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

put on
    adj 1: 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" [syn: assumed, false,
           fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham]
    v 1: 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" [syn: wear, put on,
         get into, don, assume]
    2: add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"
    3: put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea,
       please!"
    4: carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort";
       "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [syn:
       put on, turn in]
    5: add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
    6: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution
       or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an
       attack"; "mount a play" [syn: mount, put on]
    7: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the
       house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: put on, apply]
    8: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
       everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
       slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put
       one over, put one across]
    9: increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she
       stopped exercising" [syn: gain, put on] [ant: lose
       weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim
       down, thin]