plant
nouns
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
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"
is a type of (narrower)
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
verbs
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
fix or set securely or deeply
"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
is derived from
set up or lay the groundwork for
"establish a new department"
place into a river
"plant fish"
is a type of (narrower)
provide or furnish with a stock of something
"stock the larder with meat"
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"
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