About The Word Put-on
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Put-on
Put-on Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Put-on?
[n] a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
[n] something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [n] a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [adj] adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [v] increase (one's body weight) [v] put clothing on one's body; "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" [v] add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" [v] add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" [v] fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [v] apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" [v] prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" [v] carry out, as of performances: "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [v] put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!" Synonyms | Synonyms for Put-on: antic | apply | assume | assumed | befool | burlesque | caper | charade | cod | counterfeit | don | dupe | dupery | false | fictitious | fictive | fool | fraud | fraudulence | gain | get into | gull | hoax | humbug | imitative | joke | lampoon | mockery | mount | parody | pasquinade | prank | pretended | put one across | put one over | sendup | sham | slang | spoof | take in | takeoff | travesty | trick | turn in | wear Related Terms | Find terms related to Put-on: See Also | add | betray | caricature | change state | chicanery | clap on | coldcream | cook | cover | cream | create | dab | daub | deceive | devise | dirty trick | diversion | dress | dress | fill out | fix | get dressed | get up | goldbrick | guile | hat | imitation | impersonation | kid | lead astray | machinate | make | organise | organize | pack on | Piltdown hoax | Piltdown man | practical joke | prepare | pull the leg of | putty | ready | recreation | rerun | round | scarf | shenanigan | slam on | slap on | slip on | sponge on | swab | swob | trickery | try | try on | turn | wile |
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