plant

plant1 [ plænt ] noun ***

1. ) count a living thing that grows in soil, has leaves and roots, and needs water and light from the sun to live:

a garden/pot/house plant

a strawberry plant

2. ) count a factory that produces power, or processes chemicals, etc.:

a nuclear/chemical plant

a power/processing plant

a ) a factory that makes cars, machines, equipment, etc.:

a car assembly plant (=where cars are put together from parts)

3. ) uncount large machines and equipment used in industry

4. ) count usually singular something stolen or illegal that is put on someone without their knowledge or hidden in other possessions so that they appear guilty when it is found

a ) count a person who is put into a group or organization to find out information secretly

plant

plant 2 [ plænt ] verb transitive **

▸ 1 put seeds etc. in ground

▸ 2 put firmly in position

▸ 3 put something on someone secretly

▸ 4 put someone in group

▸ 5 hide bomb for explosion

▸ 6 give someone an idea

1. ) to put trees, plants, or seeds in soil or the ground so that they will grow there:

I planted a small apple tree in the garden.

a ) to use an area of land for growing trees, plants, crops, etc.:

plant something with something: We drove past fields planted with a variety of crops.

2. ) to firmly put someone or something or yourself in a particular place or position:

plant something in/on etc. something: Toby's aunt planted a big, wet kiss on his cheek.

Henry planted himself in the seat next to me.

3. ) to put something illegal or stolen on someone secretly, or hide it in their possessions, so that they appear guilty when it is found:

Three officers were accused of planting evidence in the suspect's room.

plant something on someone: Someone must have planted the gun on him.

4. ) to put someone in a group or organization so that they can find out information secretly:

The police had planted an officer in the club to catch the drug dealers.

5. ) if someone plants a bomb, they hide it where they want it to explode

6. ) if you plant an idea in someone's mind, you introduce it so that they begin to think about it:

plant doubt/suspicion: Both candidates will make promises and plant ideas, trying to earn trust.