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put on

[put on] {v. phr.}

1. To dress in.

/The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas./

/Mother put a coat on the baby./

2a. To pretend; assume; show.

/Mary isn't really sick; she's only putting on./

/He put on a smile./

/The child was putting on airs./

2b. To exaggerate; make too much of.

/That's rather putting it on./

3. To begin to have more (body weight); gain (weight).

/Mary was thin from sickness, and the doctor said she must put on ten pounds./

/Too many sweets and not enough exercise will make you put on weight./

4a. To plan and prepare; produce; arrange; give; stage.

/The senior class put on a dance./

/The actor put on a fine performance./

4b. To make (an effort).

/The runner put on an extra burst of speed and won the race./

5. To choose to send; employ on a job.

/The school put on extra men to get the new building ready./

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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