Main Entry: put on

Function: transitive verb

Date: 15th century

1 a : to dress oneself in : don b : to make part of one's appearance or behavior c : feign <put a saintly manner on>
2 : to cause to act or operate : apply <put on more speed>
3 a : add <put on weight> b : exaggerate, overstate
4 : perform, produce <put on a play>
5 a : to mislead deliberately especially for amusement <the interviewer…must be put down — or possibly, put on — Melvin Maddocks> b : kid 1 <you're putting me on>