put-on

1 of 3

adjective

ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn

-ˈän

: pretended, assumed

put-on

2 of 3

noun

ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn

-ˌän

: an instance of putting someone on

conversational put-ons are related to old-fashioned joshing

Jacob Brackman

: parody, spoof

a kind of put-on of every pretentious film ever made

C. A. Ridley

put on

3 of 3

verb

put on; putting on; puts on

transitive verb

: to dress oneself in : don

: to make part of one's appearance or behavior

: feign

put a saintly manner on

: to cause to act or operate : apply

put on more speed

: add

put on weight

: exaggerate, overstate

: perform, produce

put on a play

: to mislead deliberately especially for amusement

the interviewer … must be put down—or possibly, put on

Melvin Maddocks

: kid entry 3 sense 1

you're putting me on

单词	put-on
释义	put-on 1 of 3 adjective ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn -ˈän : pretended, assumed put-on 2 of 3 noun ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn -ˌän 1 : an instance of putting someone on conversational put-ons are related to old-fashioned joshing Jacob Brackman 2 : parody, spoof a kind of put-on of every pretentious film ever made C. A. Ridley put on 3 of 3 verb put on; putting on; puts on transitive verb 1 a : to dress oneself in : don b : to make part of one's appearance or behavior c : feign put a saintly manner on 2 : to cause to act or operate : apply put on more speed 3 a : add put on weight b : exaggerate, overstate 4 : perform, produce put on a play 5 a : to mislead deliberately especially for amusement the interviewer … must be put down—or possibly, put on Melvin Maddocks b : kid entry 3 sense 1 you're putting me on Synonyms Adjective affected artificial assumed bogus contrived factitious fake false feigned forced mechanical mock phony phoney plastic pretended pseudo sham simulated spurious strained unnatural Noun act airs charade disguise facade façade front guise masquerade playacting pose pretense pretence semblance show Verb don slip (on or into) throw (on) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I put on a coat and shoes to go outside. some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made Word History First Known Use Adjective circa 1625, in the meaning defined above Noun 1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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put-on

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