Meaning

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

  "Why don't you put on your jacket. It's cold."

• To fool, kid, deceive.

  "She's putting on that she's sicker than she really is."

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

  "He's just putting on that limp -- his leg's actually fine."

• To play (a recording).

  "Can you put on The Sound of Music? I'd like to see it again."

• To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.

  "I'll put on some coffee for everybody."

• To perform for an audience.

  "The actors put on a show."

• To organize a performance for an audience.

• To hurry up; to move swiftly forward.