put on

To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

To decorate or dress (something) onto another person or a surface.

To fool, kid, deceive.

To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.

To play (a recording).

To play (a recording) on (a sound system).

To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.

To perform for an audience.

To organize a performance for an audience.

To provide.

To bet (money or other items) on (something).

To assign or apply (something) to a target.

To give (someone) a role in popular media.

To set (movie, show, song, etc.) to play on a screen.

Dated To switch on (a device).

To gain (weight).

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, on.

Obsolete To hurry up; to move swiftly forward.