put on
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(verb) add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" |
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Related Words: add |
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(verb) add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" |
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Related Words: add |
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(verb) apply to a surface: "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" |
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Synonyms: apply |
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Related Words: clap on, coldcream, cover, cream, dab, daub, dress, putty, slam on, slap on, sponge on, swab, swob |
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(verb) of performances: "They turned in a splendid effort" |
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Synonyms: turn in |
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Related Words: create, make |
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(verb) put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!" |
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Related Words: cook, fix, make, prepare, ready |
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(verb) increase (one's body weight) |
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Synonyms: gain |
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Related Words: change state, fill out, pack on, round, turn |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: assume, don, get into, wear |
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Related Words: dress, get dressed, hat, scarf, slip on, try, try on |
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(verb) prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack'; "mount a play" |
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Synonyms: mount |
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Related Words: devise, get up, organize, prepare, rerun |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham |
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(verb) fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
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Synonyms: befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put one across, put one over, slang, take in |
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Related Words: betray, deceive, kid, lead astray, pull the leg of |
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