v.1. To place something so that it is supported by something else: The children put the flowers on a string and made a necklace. Please put the plates on the table.
2. To clothe oneself with something; don something: Don't forget to put on a warm coat. I put my sunglasses on because the sun was too bright.
3. To apply or activate something: I put on the brakes and the car slowed down. Put the emergency brake on when you park on a hill.
4. To assume some style or behavior affectedly: Don't put on that English accent! I put a smile on my face and greeted the customer.
5. To tease or mislead someone: You're putting me on!
6. To tease or mislead by suggesting something is true: They put on that they were hunting for treasure, when they were really just looking for something to do.
7. To add some quantity of weight: I must have put on five pounds over the holidays. You've put some weight on since I last saw you.
8. To produce or perform some event: The children put on a puppet show. There is a concert this weekend, but I'm not sure which organization is putting it on.
9. To make someone or something available for listening to, talking to, or watching via some broadcast or communication medium: Let's put on some music while we work. Will you put your mother on the phone?
10. To prescribe or administer a medicine or some other corrective that is taken or undertaken routinely: The doctor put the patient on antibiotics. I put my dog on a diet because he was getting fat.
11. To wager some stake on something; bet on something: I went to the track and put $50 on a horse.