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(verb) increase (one's body weight)
"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
synonyms : gain
(verb) 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"
synonyms : assume , don , get into , wear
(verb) add to something existing
"She put on a sun room"
(verb) add to the odometer
"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
(verb) fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone", "You can't fool me!"
synonyms : befool , cod , dupe , fool , gull , put one across , put one over , slang , take in
(verb) apply to a surface
"She applied paint to the back of the house", "Put on make-up!"
synonyms : apply
(verb) prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
"mount a theater production", "mount an attack", "mount a play"
synonyms : mount
(verb) carry out (performances)
"They turned in a splendid effort", "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
synonyms : turn in
(verb) put on the stove or ready for cooking
"put on the tea, please!"
(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"
synonyms : assumed , false , fictitious , fictive , pretended , sham

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