put-on

1 of 3

adjective

ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn

-ˈän

: pretended, assumed

put-on

2 of 3

noun

ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn

-ˌän

: an instance of putting someone on

conversational put-ons are related to old-fashioned joshing

Jacob Brackman

: parody, spoof

a kind of put-on of every pretentious film ever made

C. A. Ridley

put on

3 of 3

verb

put on; putting on; puts on

transitive verb

: to dress oneself in : don

: to make part of one's appearance or behavior

: feign

put a saintly manner on

: to cause to act or operate : apply

put on more speed

: add

put on weight

: exaggerate, overstate

: perform, produce

put on a play

: to mislead deliberately especially for amusement

the interviewer … must be put down—or possibly, put on

Melvin Maddocks

: kid entry 3 sense 1

you're putting me on

put-ons

noun

plural of put-on

as in pretenses

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive my bravery was all a put-on—I was scared out of my wits

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pretenses
shows
guises
facades
poses
masquerades
airs
disguises
charades
acts
personae
impersonations
affectations
semblances
pretences
duplicities
performances
guiles
portrayals
deceptions
fronts
pretexts
cloaks
deceits
façades
frauds
perfidies
personas
appearances
betrayals
glosses
excuses
dissimulations
camouflages
double crosses
treacheries
double-dealings
images
infidelities
fakeries
falsities
colors
treasons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

candors
sincerities
naivetes
naivetés
naïvetés

as in spoofs

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect for a moment, I couldn't tell if the commercial was serious or a deadpan put-on of ads by other insurance companies

Synonyms & Similar Words

spoofs
parodies
burlesques
satires
send-ups
imitations
caricatures
takeoffs
comedies
travesties
ribs
slapsticks
exaggerations
distortions
lampoons
sketches
impersonations
farces
squibs
mockeries
humors

单词	put-ons
释义	put-on 1 of 3 adjective ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn -ˈän : pretended, assumed put-on 2 of 3 noun ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn -ˌän 1 : an instance of putting someone on conversational put-ons are related to old-fashioned joshing Jacob Brackman 2 : parody, spoof a kind of put-on of every pretentious film ever made C. A. Ridley put on 3 of 3 verb put on; putting on; puts on transitive verb 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 entry 3 sense 1 you're putting me on Synonyms Adjective affected artificial assumed bogus contrived factitious fake false feigned forced mechanical mock phony phoney plastic pretended pseudo sham simulated spurious strained unnatural Noun act airs charade disguise facade façade front guise masquerade playacting pose pretense pretence semblance show Verb don slip (on or into) throw (on) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I put on a coat and shoes to go outside. some critics are putting it on when they say it's the best comedy ever made Word History First Known Use Adjective circa 1625, in the meaning defined above Noun 1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a put-ons noun plural of put-on 1 as in pretenses a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive my bravery was all a put-on—I was scared out of my wits Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pretenses shows guises facades poses masquerades airs disguises charades acts personae impersonations affectations semblances pretences duplicities performances guiles portrayals deceptions fronts pretexts cloaks deceits façades frauds perfidies personas appearances betrayals glosses excuses dissimulations camouflages double crosses treacheries double-dealings images infidelities fakeries falsities colors treasons Antonyms & Near Antonyms candors sincerities naivetes naivetés naïvetés 2 as in spoofs a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect for a moment, I couldn't tell if the commercial was serious or a deadpan put-on of ads by other insurance companies Synonyms & Similar Words spoofs parodies burlesques satires send-ups imitations caricatures takeoffs comedies travesties ribs slapsticks exaggerations distortions lampoons sketches impersonations farces squibs mockeries humors
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