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2put–on noun 1 : a deliberate act of misleading someone

2 : PARODY, SPOOF

Synonyms

act, airs, facade, front, guise, masquerade, pose, pretense, semblance, show—more at MASQUERADE

put on verb 1 a : to dress oneself in

b : to give a false appearance of : FEIGN

2 : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Synonyms

[1a] don, slip, throw; also apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedizen, bundle up, caparison, clothe, doll up, dress, garb, rig, robe, suit, trick, uniform; overdress

Antonyms

doff, remove, take off

[1b] affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, profess, sham, simulate—more at FEIGN

[2] exaggerate, overdo, overstate—more at OVERSTATE

put out verb 1 : to cause to cease burning : EXTINGUISH

2 : to disturb or irritate esp. by repeated acts : ANNOY; also : INCONVENIENCE

3 : to cause to be out (as in baseball)

4 : to bring to bear esp. with sustained effort or lasting effect : EXERT

Synonyms

[1] douse, extinguish, quench, snuff—more at EXTINGUISH

[4] apply, exercise, exert, wield—more at EXERT

pu·tre·fac·tion noun : the decomposition of organic matter

— pu·tre·fac·tive adjective

Synonyms

breakdown, corruption, decay, decomposition, rot, spoilage—more at CORRUPTION

pu·tre·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing : to make or become putrid : ROT

Synonyms

break down, corrupt, decay, decompose, disintegrate, molder, rot, spoil—more at DECAY

pu·tres·cent adjective : becoming putrid : ROTTING

— pu·tres·cence noun

pu·trid adjective 1 : being in a state of putrefaction : ROTTEN

2 : VILE, CORRUPT

— pu·trid·i·ty noun

Synonyms

bad, rotten—more at ROTTEN

putsch noun [ORIGIN: G]

: a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government

putt noun : a golf stroke made on the green to cause the ball to roll into the hole

— putt verb

put·ta·nes·ca adjective : served with or being a pungent tomato sauce

put·tee noun [ORIGIN: Hindi paṭṭī strip of cloth]

1 : a cloth strip wrapped around the lower leg

2 : a leather legging

1putter noun : one that puts

2putter noun 1 : a golf club used in putting

2 : one that putts

3putter verb 1 : to move or act aimlessly or idly

2 : TINKER

Synonyms

usually putter around fiddle, fool, mess, monkey, play, potter, trifle

put·ty noun, plural putties [ORIGIN: F potée potter's glaze, lit., potful, fr. OF, fr. pot pot]

1 : a doughlike cement used esp. to fasten glass in sashes

2 : one who is easily manipulated

— putty verb

put up verb 1 : SHEATHE

2 : to prepare so as to preserve for later use

3 : to offer for public sale

4 : to give food and shelter to : ACCOMMODATE

5 : to form by the fitting together of materials or parts : BUILD

6 : to engage in

7 : CONTRIBUTE, PAY

— put up with

: TOLERATE 2

Synonyms

[3] deal, market, merchandise, retail, sell, vend—more at MARKET

[4] accommodate, billet, chamber, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, quarter, roof, shelter, take in—more at HOUSE

[5] assemble, build, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, piece, raise, rear, set up—more at BUILD

1puzzle verb puz·zled; puz·zling 1 : to bewilder mentally : PERPLEX

2 : to solve with difficulty or ingenuity <~ out a riddle>

3 : to be in a quandary <~ over what to do>

4 : to attempt a solution of a puzzle <~ over a person's words>

— puz·zler noun

Synonyms

[1] addle, baffle, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disorient, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex—more at CONFUSE

usually puzzle out [2] answer, break, crack, dope, figure out, resolve, riddle, solve, unravel, work, work out—more at SOLVE

2puzzle noun 1 : something that puzzles

2 : a question, problem, or contrivance designed for testing ingenuity

Synonyms

conundrum, enigma, mystery, mystification, puzzlement, riddle, secret—more at MYSTERY

puz·zle·ment noun 1 : the state of being puzzled

2 : something that puzzles

Synonyms

bafflement, bewilderment, confusion, distraction, muddle, mystification, perplexity,