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plant

20 definitions • 29 examples
1
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and produces seeds:
2
machines used in industry:

Examples:

The industry was accused of having invested little in workers, plant, or infrastructure.
3
a factory in which a particular product is made or power is produced:

Examples:

Two more car-assembly plants were closed by the strike.
4
a large, heavy machine or vehicle used in industry, for building roads, etc.:

Examples:

The sign by the roadworks said "Slow - heavy plant crossing".
The firm's main business was plant hire.
5
something illegal or stolen that has been put secretly in a person's clothing or among the things that belong to them to make them seem guilty of a crime:

Examples:

He insisted the money was a plant.
6
to put a plant into the ground or into a container of soil so that it will grow:

Examples:

We planted trees and bushes in our new garden.
Hyacinth bulbs planted in pots now will flower early in the spring.
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If you plant a particular area, you put plants into the ground there:

Examples:

The plot was surrounded by a stone wall and planted with flowering trees.
a densely planted garden (= one in which the plants are close together)
8
to put something firmly and strongly in a particular place:

Examples:

My brother planted himself on the sofa in front of the television.
He planted a kiss on her forehead/a blow on his opponent's jaw.
9
to cause an idea or story to exist:

Examples:

That incident planted doubts about him in my mind.
Who planted these rumours?
10
to put something or someone in a position secretly, especially in order to deceive someone:

Examples:

She insisted that the drugs had been planted on her without her knowledge.
11
to put a bomb somewhere so that it will explode there:

Examples:

The bomb was planted in the station waiting room.
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Examples:

We brought a house plant as a gift when we spent the weekend with our friend Sylvia.
13
one of five kingdoms (= groups) into which living things are divided, the members of which have many cells, are unable to control their own movement, and get their energy from the light of the sun
14
a factory and the machinery in it used to produce or process something:

Examples:

a manufacturing plant
15
to put something firmly in a particular place:

Examples:

He planted a kiss on her forehead.
16
To plant an idea or story is to cause it to exist:

Examples:

Defense lawyers try to plant doubts in the minds of the jurors about what actually happened.
17
to put something or someone in a position secretly, esp. in order to deceive:

Examples:

She insisted that the real thief had planted the evidence in her car.
18
to put a seed or plant into the ground or into a container of earth so that it will grow:

Examples:

We’ve planted some trees along the back of our property.
19
a factory or other place where goods are manufactured or resources such as energy are produced:

Examples:

A series of recent plant closures has left hundreds of people out of work.
assembly/chemical/bottling plant
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