what does plant mean?
PLANT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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- they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- something planted secretly for discovery by another
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- the police used a plant to trick the thieves
- he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
PLANT as VERB
- Meaning
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- Plant a thought in the students” minds
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
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- Plant a spy in Moscow
- plant bugs in the dissident’’s apartment
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- fix or set securely or deeply
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- He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
- The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground
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- Let’’s plant flowers in the garden
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- set up or lay the groundwork for
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- establish a new department
Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) plant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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