# put on

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/

## Definitions
1. To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
2. To decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface.
3. To fool, kid, deceive.
4. To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.
5. To play (a recording).
6. To play (a recording) on (a sound system).
7. To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
8. To perform for an audience.
9. To organize a performance for an audience.
10. To provide.
11. To bet (money or other items) on (something).
12. To assign or apply (something) to a target.
13. To give (someone) a role in popular media.
14. To set (movie, show, song, etc.) to play on a screen.
15. To gain (weight).
16. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, on.
17. To hurry up; to move swiftly forward.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/put-on