What is "put on"

vb. 1 (&lit put on English) 2 To don (clothing, equipment(,) or the like). 3 To fool, kid, deceive. 4 To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretence. 5 To play (a recording). 6 To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop. 7 To perform for an audience.

1. v. 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, 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: 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]

7. apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: 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, take in, put one over, put one across]

9. increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" [syn: gain] [ant: reduce]

adj. 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, sham]

"Put On" is a song written and performed by American hip hop recording artists Young Jeezy and Kanye West, taken from the former's third studio album, The Recession. The song was released as the album's lead single on June 3, 2008. West uses the popular Auto-Tune effect for his verse. The song received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.