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put something on1Place a garment, jewellery, etc. on part of one’s body: Juliet had put on a cotton dress she put on fresh make-up...- I finished putting my makeup on, and took a necklace from my jewellery box and put it on.
- Next she unzipped the garment bag and casually put the dress on, without even looking in the mirror.
- I pull my coat out of my locker put it on and throw my books in.
Synonyms get dressed in, dress in, don, clothe oneself in, pull on, climb into, fling on, throw on, pour oneself into, slip into, change into, rig oneself out in informal tog oneself up/out in, doll oneself up in 2Cause a device to operate: shall I put the light on?...- He put a hand on it and found the switch, and put the light on.
- He was woken by an intruder putting the lights on downstairs.
- Without putting the hall light on, I went to the door and found two lollipops, one broken, under my lounge window, and the other one still wrapped, by the front door.
Synonyms switch on, turn on, flick on, power up; activate 2.1Start to play recorded music or a video: she put on some music while they ate...- If I just wanted to listen to your music, I'd put the CD on.
- Thankfully, the restaurant staff put some music on and drew the blinds, hiding us from passing commuters.
- I wake up, shuffle out of bed, put some music on and meander down the small flight of stairs to the second floor of my house.
3Organize or present a play, exhibition, or event: the museum is putting on an exhibition of Monet’s paintings...- We want the community to be active in organising events and putting future shows on for residents.
- The opening is to coincide with Oxford Art Week, and an exhibition will be put on.
- It makes a difference when an exhibition is put on in lovely surroundings.
Synonyms organize, stage, mount, present, produce; perform 3.1Provide a public transport service: so many people wanted to visit this spot that an extra train had to be put on...- Why can't they put a skeleton service on, at least then we would know where we were.
- You would think that by now they could figure out to put extra buses on during the festive period.
- We'll put coaches on to get you there and back.
Synonyms provide, lay on, supply, furnish, make available, run informal sort out, fix up 4Increase in body weight; become heavier by a specified amount: she’s given up her diet and put on 20 lb...- People who lose pounds on an ordinary diet often put the weight back on once they come off the diet.
- His back is feeling good at the moment, so simply putting the weight back on is not an option.
- But they are then afraid to give up for fear of putting the weight back on.
4.1Add a specified amount to (the cost of something): the news put 12 pence on the share price...- The situation could be resolved by the publishers simply putting a penny on the cost of each paper or magazine to cover delivery to the outlets.
- That's substantially more today than you get by putting an extra penny on income tax.
- However, I was disappointed that Mr Brown put a penny on a pint of beer and 4p on a bottle of wine.
4.2 Cricket (Of batsmen) score a particular number of runs in a partnership: Gooch and Broad put on 125 for the first wicket...- The pair put on 54 runs off the first nine overs.
- Through pure grit and determination the pair put on 41 for the first wicket.
- They put on a record-breaking 302-run stand in their previous match.
5Assume a particular expression, accent, etc. he put on a lugubrious look...- And putting the accent on again, he said, ‘You no crazy at me, you no crazy.’
- Theresa, with some effort, puts a calm expression on, and gets up.
- Tina put on her fake sad look.
Synonyms feign, fake, sham, simulate, affect, assume 5.1Behave deceptively: she doesn’t feel she has to put on an act...- They assumed that she was just putting it on to evade detention.
- He's just putting it on, and talking complete rubbish.
- Both women are too intelligent to put on an act to catch a man.
Synonyms pretend, put on an act, play-act, make believe, fake it, go through the motions 6Bet a specified amount of money on: he put £1,000 on the horse to win...- I won't be putting any money on him to go on and win the title.
- Obviously I'm not putting any money on them myself, but they are all dead certs.
- My dad put 10p each way on the horse for me that year to keep me quiet I think.
Synonyms bet, gamble, stake, wager, place, lay, risk, chance, hazard See parent entry: put |