From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
put on
adj 1: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an
assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive
sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish
voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: assumed, false,
fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham]
v 1: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?";
"He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess
donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately
robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: wear, put on,
get into, don, assume]
2: add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"
3: put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea,
please!"
4: carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort";
"They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [syn:
put on, turn in]
5: add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
6: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution
or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an
attack"; "mount a play" [syn: mount, put on]
7: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the
house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: put on, apply]
8: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, {put
one over}, put one across]
9: increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she
stopped exercising" [syn: gain, put on] [ant: {lose
weight}, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, {slim
down}, thin]