[put on] vt (15c) 1 a: to dress oneself in: don b: to make part of one's appearance or behavior c: feign "put a saintly manner on"
2: to cause to act or operate: apply "put on more speed" 3 a: add "put on weight" b: exaggerate, overstate "he's putting it on when he makes such claims"
4: perform, produce "put on a play"
5. a: to mislead deliberately esp. for amusement "the interviewer ... must be put down -- or possibly, put on --Melvin Maddocks" b: kid "you're putting me on"