| VERB | body | put on, wear, get into, don, assume | put clothing on one's body |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | put on | add to something existing | |
| creation | put on | put on the stove or ready for cooking | |
| creation | put on, turn in | carry out (performances) | |
| change | put on | add to the odometer | |
| creation | put on, mount | prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance | |
| contact | put on, apply | apply to a surface | |
| communication | put on, gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, take in, put one over, put one across | fool or hoax | |
| body | put on, gain | increase (one's body weight) | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | put on, assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham | adopted in order to deceive / deceive |
| Meaning | Adopted in order to deceive / deceive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham | |
| Broader | counterfeit, imitative | not genuine |
| Spanish | falso, ficticio, fingido | |
| Catalan | fals, fictici | |
| Meaning | Put clothing on one's body. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He put on his best suit for the wedding" | |
| Synonyms | wear, get into, don, assume | |
| Narrower | hat | Put on or wear a hat |
| scarf | wrap in or adorn with a scarf | |
| slip on | Put on with ease or speed | |
| try on, try | Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice | |
| Broader | dress, get dressed | Put on clothes |
| Spanish | llevar, ponerse, vestir | |
| Catalan | portar, posar-se, vestir-se, vestir | |
| Meaning | add to something existing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "She put on a sun room" | |
| Broader | add | make an addition (to) |
| Catalan | posar-se, posar | |
| Meaning | put on the stove or ready for cooking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs put on the vegetables | |
| Example | "put on the tea, please!" | |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Broader | cook, fix, ready, make, prepare | Prepare for eating by applying heat |
| Spanish | poner | |
| Meaning | carry out (performances). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | turn in | |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
| Spanish | entregar, poner, presentar | |
| Meaning | add to the odometer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" | |
| Broader | add | make an addition (to) |
| Spanish | hacer | |
| Meaning | Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | mount | |
| Narrower | rerun | rerun a performance of a play, for example |
| Broader | organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate | Arrange by systematic planning and united effort |
| Spanish | montar | |
| Meaning | apply to a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "Put on make-up!" | |
| Synonym | apply | |
| Narrower | cold-cream | put cold cream on one's face |
| cream | put on cream, as on one's face or body | |
| dab, swab, swob | apply (usually a liquid / liquid) to a surface | |
| daub | apply to a surface | |
| dress | put a dressing on | |
| gum | Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum | |
| putty | apply putty in order to fix or fill | |
| slap on, clap on, slam on | apply carelessly | |
| sponge on | apply with a sponge | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| See also | put | put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Spanish | aplicar | |
| Catalan | aplicar | |
| Meaning | fool or hoax. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, take in, put one over, put one across | |
| Narrower | pull the leg of, kid | tell false / false / false information to for fun |
| Broader | deceive, betray, lead astray | Cause someone to believe an untruth |
| Spanish | confundir, defraudar, embabucar, embaír, embaucar, encandilar, engañar, engatusar, enredar, falsear, timar | |
| Catalan | enredar, entabanar | |
| Nouns | put-on | something intended to deceive |
| Meaning | increase (one's body weight). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | gain | |
| Narrower | pack on | gain (weight) |
| round, flesh out, fill out | Become round, plump, or shapely | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | reduce, melt off, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down | Take off weight |
| Spanish | engordar, engrosar, engruesar, ganar | |
| Catalan | engreixar-se, engrossir-se | |
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