26984 words

planted

7 definitions • 10 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
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.
3
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)
4
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.
5
to cause an idea or story to exist:

Examples:

That incident planted doubts about him in my mind.
Who planted these rumours?
6
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.
7
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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