What is the meaning of put on?

verb

• Put clothing on one's body.
  • usage: "What should I wear today"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
  • synonyms: wear, get into, don, assume
• Add to something existing.
  • usage: "She put on a sun room"
• Put on the stove or ready for cooking.
  • usage: "put on the tea, please"
• Carry out (performances. )
  • usage: "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
  • synonyms: turn in
• Add to the odometer.
  • usage: "He put on 1, 000 miles on this trip"
• Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance.
  • usage: "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
  • synonyms: mount
• Apply to a surface.
  • usage: "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up"
  • synonyms: apply
• Fool or hoax.
  • usage: "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me"
  • synonyms: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, take in, put one over, put one across
• Increase (one's body weight. )
  • usage: "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
  • synonyms: gain

adjective

• Adopted in order to deceive.
  • usage: "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
  • synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham