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PUT-ON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Synonyms:
antic; caper; joke; prank; put-on; trick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Synonyms:
dupery; fraud; fraudulence; hoax; humbug; put-on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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 composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Synonyms:
burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("put-on" is a kind of...):
caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)
