Put-on_1 Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of put on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

put on phrasal verb jump to other results put somebody on
  1. to give somebody the phone so that they can talk to the person at the other end
    • Hi, Dad—can you put Nicky on?

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  2. (usually used in the progressive tenses) (North American English, informal) to try to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually as a joke synonym have somebody on
    • Oh, come on, you know I was only putting you on.
put something on
  1.   to dress yourself in something
    • Hurry up! Put your coat on!
    opposite take something offTopics Clothes and Fashiona2
  2. to apply something to your skin, face, etc.
    • She's just putting on her make-up.
  3. to switch on a piece of equipment
    • I'll put the kettle on for tea.
    • She put on the brakes suddenly.
  4. to start to play recorded music or a video
    • Do you mind if I put some music on?
    • The DJ put on a techno dance number.
  5. to start cooking food, especially on top of a cooker
    • I just need to put the potatoes on.
  6. to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned synonym gain
    • She looks like she's put on weight.
    • He must have put on several kilos.
  7. (British English) to provide something specially
    • The city is putting on extra buses during the summer.
  8. to produce or present a play, a show, etc.
    • The local drama club is putting on ‘Macbeth’.
    Topics Film and theatrec1
  9. to pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, way of speaking, etc.
    • He put on an American accent.
    • I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on.
put something on something
  1. to add an amount of money or a tax to the cost of something
    • The government has put three pence on the price of a litre of petrol.
  2. to bet money on something
    • I've never put money on a horse.
    • I put £5 on him to win.
See put on in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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All matches
  • put-on noun
  • put on ice
  • put your face on
  • put on a brave face
  • put years on somebody
  • put lipstick on a pig
  • get/put your skates on
  • put a figure on something
  • put the kibosh on something
  • put the kybosh on something
  • (put something) on the line
  • put a price on something
  • put one over on somebody
  • put somebody on the spot
  • put your thinking cap on
  • put a brave face on something
  • put a crimp in/on something
  • put the frighteners on somebody
  • put the screws on (somebody)
  • (put somebody) on the back foot
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  • put your face on
  • put on a brave face
  • put years on somebody
  • put lipstick on a pig
  • get/put your skates on
  • put a figure on something
  • put the kibosh on something
  • put the kybosh on something
  • (put something) on the line
  • put a price on something
  • put one over on somebody
  • put somebody on the spot
  • put your thinking cap on
  • put a brave face on something
  • put a crimp in/on something
  • put the frighteners on somebody
  • put the screws on (somebody)
  • (put somebody) on the back foot
  • lay/put your cards on the table
  • (not) put your finger on something
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Nearby words

  • put into phrasal verb
  • put off phrasal verb
  • put on phrasal verb
  • put-on noun
  • putonghua noun
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