1. Deception by trickery
   "The whole story was just a put-on";
   - fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax
    
2. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   "The clown's put-ons had the children laughing uncontrollably";
   - antic, joke, prank, trick, caper [informal], dido [N. Amer, informal]
    
3. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
   "The comedy show featured a brilliant put-on of the politician's mannerisms";
   - parody, lampoon, spoof [informal], sendup [informal], send-up [informal], mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade

1. Put clothing on one's body
   "He put on his best suit for the wedding";
   - wear, get into, don, assume
    
2. Add to something existing
   "She put on a sun room"
    
3. Coat, cover or smear a surface with
   "Put on make-up!";
   - apply
    
4. (cooking) put on the stove or ready for cooking
   "put on the tea, please!"
    
5. Carry out (performances)
   "The theater group put on three shows last week";
   - turn in [informal]
    
6. Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
   "put on a theater production";
   - mount
    
7. Fool or hoax
   - gull, dupe, slang [archaic, informal], befool [archaic], cod [Brit, informal], fool, take in, put one over [informal], put one across [informal]
    
8. Increase (one's body weight)
   "She put on 20 pounds when she stopped exercising";
   - gain
    
9. Add to the odometer
   "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

1. Adopted in order to deceive
   "His put on accent fooled no one";
   - assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham

Derived forms: put-ons, puts on, putting on, put on

See also: counterfeit, imitative

Type of: add, betray, caricature, change state, chicane, chicanery, cook, cover, create, deceive, devise, diversion, dress, fix [informal], get dressed, get up, guile, imitation, impersonation, lead astray, machinate, make, organise [Brit], organize, prepare, ready, recreation, shenanigan, trickery, turn, wile

Encyclopedia: Put on