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'plant' - used as a noun
1. buildings for carrying on industrial labor
they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
2. a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
3. something planted secretly for discovery by another
the police used a plant to trick the thieves
he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant
4. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

'plant' - used as a verb
5. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Let's plant flowers in the garden
6. fix or set securely or deeply
He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
7. set up or lay the groundwork for
8. place into a river
plant fish
9. place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
Plant a spy in Moscow
plant bugs in the dissident's apartment
10. put firmly in the mind
Plant a thought in the students' minds

derived forms
1. Plant / Plural
plants
2. Plant / Past
planted
3. Plant / Third Person
plants
4. Plant / Present Participle
planting
Variations of 'plant'
 
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