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add to the odometer
He put on 1,000 miles on this trip -
carry out (performances)
They turned in a splendid effort
They turned in top jobs for the second straight game -
prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
mount a play
mount a theater production
mount an attack -
put on the stove or ready for cooking
put on the tea, please! -
increase (one's body weight)
She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising -
apply to a surface
She applied paint to the back of the house
Put on make-up! -
put clothing on one's body
The princess donned a long blue dress
What should I wear today?
The queen assumed the stately robes
He got into his jeans
He put on his best suit for the wedding -
fool or hoax
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me! -
add to something existing
She put on a sun room
ADJECTIVE
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adopted in order to deceive
an assumed name
a put-on childish voice
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address
fictive sympathy
sham modesty
a pretended interest
How To Use put on In A Sentence
- Turn out the lot and the wellrotted stuff at the base can be put on unplanted soil. The Sun
- ‘Of course, if you fail, and you have been put on that pedestal, it is a lot harder because you have further to fall,’ he said.
- We did that a couple of Saturdays ago when we put on the most ridiculously illogical bet.
- I put on black eyeliner, mascara, red eye shadow with black tints towards the edges of my eyes, and ruby colored lipstick.
- I haf to light de fire, put on de kiddle, scrap some vit my vife, and get myself breakfast. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers
- I put on my thick coat ready to brave the elements.
- Sharon ignored them, and they wandered off to ask some other people if they had put on tephillin today. Archive 2007-01-01
- Unfortunately, many contaminants remain unbanned, and an average of seven new chemicals are put on the market daily, most of them not tested for toxicity.
- The tissue is removed from the acid and turned into powder which patients then put on their wound. The Sun
- She curled her hair into soft waves and put on the white gold earrings her father had given her.
