PUT-ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does put-on mean? 

• PUT-ON (noun)
  The noun PUT-ON has 3 senses:

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

2. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

3. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

  Familiarity information: PUT-ON used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUT-ON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Hypernyms ("put-on" is a kind of...):

caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dupery; fraud; fraudulence; hoax; humbug; put-on

Hypernyms ("put-on" is a kind of...):

chicane; chicanery; guile; shenanigan; trickery; wile (the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "put-on"):

goldbrick (anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless)

Derivation:

put on (fool or hoax)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

antic; caper; joke; prank; put-on; trick

Hypernyms ("put-on" is a kind of...):

diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "put-on"):

dirty trick (an unkind or aggressive trick)

practical joke (a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish))