put on

  • (verb): To don (clothing, equipment or the like).
  • (verb): To fool, kid, deceive.
  • (verb): To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.
  • (verb): To play (a recording).
  • (verb): To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
  • (verb): To perform for an audience.
  • (verb): To organize a performance for an audience.
  • (verb): To hurry up; to move swiftly forward.
  • Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold.
  • She's putting on that she's sicker than she really is.
  • He's just putting on that limp -- his leg's actually fine.
  • Can you put on The Sound of Music? I'd like to see it again.
  • I'll put on some coffee for everybody.