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clothes to come to your party. b assume, take on, pretend,
affect, feign, bluff, make a show of: She puts on an air of
indifference, but she really does care. c add, gain: Bill put
on quite a bit of weight when he stopped smoking. d stage,
mount, produce, present, perform: Our local repertory group is
putting on Hedda Gabler this weekend. e tease, mock, Colloq
kid, pull (someone's) leg, rib, rag, Brit have on: When he told
you that all holidays had been cancelled he was only putting you
on. 23 put out. a inconvenience, discommode, disturb,
embarrass, trouble, bother, impose upon or on, Colloq put on the
spot: Her arriving an hour early didn't put me out one bit. b
annoy, vex, irritate, anger, exasperate, irk, perturb, provoke,
Slang bug: Donald was very much put out to discover that the
appointment had gone to someone else. c snuff out, extinguish,
blow out, douse, quench, smother: We put out the fire on the
stove before it could spread. d exert, put forth, expend, use,
exercise: We put out considerable effort moving the furniture
before she decided she liked it the way it had been. e publish,
issue, broadcast, make public, circulate, spread, make known,
release: The information office put out the news that the
summit meeting had been a great success. 24 put out of (one's)
misery. release, relieve, free, deliver, rescue, save, spare:
Just tell him what they said and put him out of his misery. 25
put over. a put or get across, convey, communicate, set or put
forth, relate: I am trying to put the point over to you that I
cannot leave now. b See 21 (a), above. 26 put (one or
something) over on (someone). fool (someone), pull (someone's)
leg, deceive (someone), mislead (someone), pull the wool over
(someone's) eyes, trick (someone), hoodwink (someone): She
really put one over on me when she said she loved me. I think
that Manfred is trying to put something over on you. 27 put
through. a carry out or through, execute, (put into) effect,
bring off, accomplish, complete, finish, conclude, Colloq pull
off: If they succeed in putting through their plan, the company
will be bankrupt. b process, handle, organize, see to, follow up
on: I will personally see that your application is put through
the proper channels. c connect, hook up: I asked the operator
to put me through to the chairman himself. 28 put up. a erect,
build, construct, raise, set up, put together, fabricate: They
demolished a row of Georgian houses and put up some ugly County
offices in their place. b accommodate, lodge, board, house, take
in, quarter, Chiefly military billet: As our house is small, we
were able to put up only three people. c preserve, can; cure,