A1 [ C ] a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and produces seeds:

[ U ] machines used in industry:

[ C ] a factory in which a particular product is made or power is produced:

[ U ] UK a large, heavy machine or vehicle used in industry, for building roads, etc.:

[ C usually singular ] something illegal or stolen that has been put secretly in a person's clothing or among the things that belong to them to make them seem guilty of a crime:

B1 [ T ] to put a plant into the ground or into a container of soil so that it will grow:

[ T ] If you plant a particular area, you put plants into the ground there:

[ T + adv/prep ] to put something firmly and strongly in a particular place:

C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] to cause an idea or story to exist:

[ T usually + adv/prep ] informal to put something or someone in a position secretly, especially in order to deceive someone:

B2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] informal to put a bomb somewhere so that it will explode there: