1. (noun) plant, works, industrial plant
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
2. (noun) plant, flora, plant life
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
3. (noun) plant
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
4. (verb) plant
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"
5. (verb) plant, set
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
6. (verb) implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
fix or set securely or deeply
"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
7. (verb) establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
set up or lay the groundwork for
"establish a new department"
8. (verb) plant
place into a river
"plant fish"
9. (verb) plant
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. (verb) plant, implant
put firmly in the mind
"Plant a thought in the students' minds"
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