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   put on

   • ▪ place a garment, piece of jewellery, etc. on part of one's body
   • ▪ cause a device to operate
   • ▪ start cooking something
   • ▪ start to play recorded music or video
   • ▪ organize or present a play, exhibition, or event
   • ▪ provide a public transport service
   • ▪ increase in body weight by a specified amount
   • ▪ add a specified amount to the cost of something
   • ▪ (of batters) score a particular number of runs in a partnership
   • ▪ assume a particular expression, accent, etc.
   • ▪ behave deceptively
   • ▪ bet a specified amount of money on the outcome of a future event, such as a race or game
   • ▪ cause someone or something to be subject to something unwelcome or unpleasant
   • ▪ assign a particular value, figure, or limit to something
   • ▪ tease or playfully deceive someone
   • ▪ give someone a phone so that they can talk to the person on the line

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   What does put on mean?

   • an act or instance of putting someone on. a prank or pretense, especially one perpetrated or assumed in mock seriousness; hoax; spoof. affected manner or behavior; pretentiousness. a put-on manner that didn't fool anyone. Her voice, in essence, sounds like a put-on version of a particularly technical rapper from the American South.

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   What is the meaning of put?

   • 1. To place in a specified location; set: She put the books on the table. 2. To cause to be in a specified condition: His gracious manners put me at ease. 3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject: The interrogators put the prisoner to torture. 4. To assign; attribute: They put a false interpretation on events. 5.

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   What is the meaning of put out?

   • 1. to extend (a hand etc ). He put out his hand to steady her. tender 3. to extinguish (a fire, light etc ). The fire brigade soon put out the fire. apagar 4. to issue, give out. They put out a distress call. emitir, lanzar 5. to cause bother or trouble to.

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   What does put money on mean?

   • Put on a pan of water to simmer and gently poach the eggs. [VERB PARTICLE noun] If you put a sum of money on something, you make a bet about it. For example, if you put £10 on a racehorse, you bet £10 that it will win . They each put £20 on Matthew scoring the first goal. [V n P n/v-ing] He'll be back in an hour. I'd put money on it. [V n P n/-ing]

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   What does put on a show mean?

   • [VERB noun PARTICLE] When people put on a show, exhibition, or service, they perform it or organize it. The band are hoping to put on a U.K. show before the end of the year. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

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   What is put-on noun?

   • Definition of put-on noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary something that is done to trick or cheat people The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app Definition of put-on noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   adjective. assumed, feigned, pretended, or disguised: a put-on manner that didn't fool anyone. put on. verb. to clothe oneself in. to put on a coat. usually passive to adopt (an attitude or feeling) insincerely. his misery was just put on. to present or stage (a play, show, etc) to increase or add. the batsman put on fifty runs before lunch.

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   1. A deceptive outward appearance. 2. The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement. 3. Something, such as a prank, intended as a hoax or joke; a spoof. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Definitions of put-on. noun. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug. see more. noun. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.

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