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put on

verb

Meaning

  1. To don (clothing, equipment or the like).
  2. To fool, kid, deceive.
  3. To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.
  4. To play (a recording).
  5. To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
  6. To perform for an audience.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

wear(English)cod(English)mount(English)get into(English)take in(English)turn in(English)apply(English)put one over(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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