plant

plant¹ W1S2 [pla:nt US plænt] n

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1¦(living thing)¦

2¦(factory)¦

3¦(machinery)¦

4¦(something hidden)¦

5¦(person)¦

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[: Old English; Origin: plante, from Latin planta 'new growth on a plant, part cut off a plant to be grown again']

1.) ¦(LIVING THING)¦

a living thing that has leaves and roots and grows in earth, especially one that is smaller than a tree

▪ Don't forget to water the plants.

▪ a potato plant

▪ the forest's plant life (=plants)

→↑houseplant

2.) ¦(FACTORY)¦

a factory or building where an industrial process happens

▪ a huge chemical plant

→↑power plant

3.) ¦(MACHINERY)¦[U]

BrE heavy machinery that is used in industrial processes

▪ a plant hire business

4.) ¦(SOMETHING HIDDEN)¦ [C usually singular]

something illegal or stolen that is hidden in someone's clothes or possessions to make them seem guilty of a crime

5.) ¦(PERSON)¦

someone who is put somewhere or sent somewhere secretly to find out information

plant ²

plant² v [T]

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1¦(plants/seeds)¦

2¦(put something somewhere)¦

3¦(hide illegal goods)¦

4¦(bomb)¦

5¦(person)¦

6 plant an idea/doubt/suspicion (in somebody's mind)

Phrasal verbs

　plant something<=>out

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[: Old English; Origin: plantian, from Latin plantare, from planta; PLANT¹]

1.) ¦(PLANTS/SEEDS)¦

to put plants or seeds in the ground to grow

▪ Residents have helped us plant trees.

▪ We've planted tomatoes and carrots in the garden.

plant a field/garden/area etc (with sth)

▪ a hillside planted with fir trees

2.) ¦(PUT SOMETHING SOMEWHERE)¦ [always + adverb/preposition] informal

to put something firmly in or on something else

plant sth in/on etc sth

▪ He came up to her and planted a kiss on her cheek.

▪ She planted her feet firmly to the spot and refused to move.

3.) ¦(HIDE ILLEGAL GOODS)¦ informal

to hide stolen or illegal goods in someone's clothes, bags, room etc in order to make them seem guilty of a crime

plant sth on sb

▪ She claims that the police planted the drugs on her.

4.) ¦(BOMB)¦

plant a bomb

to put a bomb somewhere

▪ Two men are accused of planting a bomb on the plane.

5.) ¦(PERSON)¦

to put or send someone somewhere, especially secretly, so that they can find out information

▪ The police had planted undercover detectives at every entrance.

6.) plant an idea/doubt/suspicion (in sb's mind)

to make someone begin to have an idea, especially so that they do not realize that you gave them the idea

▪ Someone must have planted the idea of suicide in his mind.

plant out [plant sth<=>out] phr v

to put a young plant into the soil outdoors, so that it has enough room to grow

▪ The seedlings should be planted out in May.