to plant
- verb
- /plænt/
- The police radio that Jeffrey planted under the bed and Frank's radio both start broadcasting.
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, a couple years ago, Saudi Arabia planted spies inside Twitter.
- You know, a couple years ago, Saudi Arabia planted spies inside Twitter.
- You learn how to plant bombs on ships, all that kind of stuff.
- So they take their detective who looks exactly like her and plants her in the house.
- You're we we planted a magnet in it and it's in my hand.
- The FBI planted a transmitter in her head.
Examples
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The victim alleged that his attackers said they could easily plant guns or drugs on him and kill him.
Academic text (2009) -
Five burglars break in to photograph documents and plant listening devices at the Democratic National Committee headquarters located inside the landmark building.
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So they take their detective who looks exactly like her and plants her in the house.
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And if you listen to the podcast carefully, I planted some things there on purpose.
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I stole all the stuff and planted it on Brook.
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If there were electronic bugs and tiny hidden cameras to plant, he would do that as well.
Academic text (2002) -
And was it in November, Agent Brandon, that your team planted bugs in that establishment?
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The undercover agent planted listening devices in the suspect's office without anyone noticing.
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She planted a hidden camera in the room to observe the meeting secretly.
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During the investigation, they discovered that someone had planted false evidence to mislead the police.
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A place where old paper, glass, and plastic are cleaned and made ready to be used again
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A tiny living part of a plant with a stiff wall, green chloroplasts, and a large storage space inside
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A plant grown for its leaves that are dried and made into cigarettes or cigars
A plant with long narrow leaves and small white or pink flowers often grown indoors
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A sickness that harms plants, often caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses
The part of a company that builds, maintains, and looks after its buildings and machines
A small garden plant with white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
Large tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant that can make natural rubber
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A plant with special tubes that carry water and nutrients, like ferns or trees
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A plant that needs no soil, takes water and food from air and rain, lives on other plants without harm
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A poisonous plant with bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries used to make atropine
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Long thin parts of plants used to make cloth, rope and to help the body use food when eaten
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A place where dirty water and other waste are cleaned and made safe
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A natural chemical in plants that controls their growth and responses
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A plant in the potato and tomato family that can be dangerous to eat
An indoor plant with large dark leaves that can make your tongue and throat swell if eaten
A tropical plant with pitcher-shaped leaves that trap and digest insects
A plant that grows in very wet, soft ground like bogs and marshes and can live in poor soil
How Secret
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plant meaning to place something secretly comes from the basic sense 'to put in a place', the same idea as planting a tree. That's why to plant evidence or a device is to hide or put it there on purpose, like setting something into the ground.