puts on

Slips into clothing

Puts on covers dressing and equipping: She puts on her coat.

It extends to staging performances: The theater puts on three shows a week.

To put on weight is to gain it.

To put someone on is to tease or deceive them playfully: You're putting me on.

Putting on airs means behaving pretentiously.

clothing

dresses

One-piece women's garments

layers · outfit · costume · uniform · garments · apparel · ensemble · wardrobe · gear · attire

pretense

fakes

Fraudulent imitations

assumes · pretends · act · facade · front · show · airs · charade · bluff · masquerade

performance

stages

Distinct periods or platforms

mounts · organizes · show · play · concert · event · exhibition · production · spectacle · act

applies

spreads

Distributes over area

  • dabsGentle pressing motions
  • rubsApplies friction repeatedly
  • smoothsEliminates roughness or wrinkles

applies · slathers · lotions · cream · sunscreen · ointment · makeup · lipstick · mascara · foundation

increases

adds

Joins to increase

pounds · kilos · mass · muscle · bulk · pressure · speed · pace

activates

starts

Initiates an action

  • playsStaged dramatic works
  • queuesOrderly waiting arrangements
  • streamsContinuous flows of something

music · record · album · playlist · song · video · movie · podcast · radio · television

Opposites
wearing/clothing

puts ontakes off

Leaves or ascends

removes · doffs · strips off · undresses · wipes off

staging/performing

puts oncancels

Revokes or nullifies

closes · shuts down · pulls · takes down · strikes

deception/pretense

puts oncomes clean

Admits wrongdoing openly

shows true colors · unmasks

Family

on, put, input, output, putting, puts, putter, putters, putted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G