Word

plant, v.
(planted, planting, plants)
freq. cnt. 11

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

plant set

sample sentences

"Let's plant flowers in the garden"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s rye in the field

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

plant planting planter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

put, place, set, lay, position, pose

hyponym

root puddle checkrow bed dibble afforest, forest replant tree

fix or set securely or deeply
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

embed engraft imbed implant plant

sample sentences

"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"
"The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

implantation implantation implant implantation

semantic pointers

hypernym

insert, introduce, infix, enter

hyponym

pot nest bury, sink

set up or lay the groundwork for
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

constitute establish found institute plant

sample sentences

"establish a new department"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

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verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

foundation founding founder

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

initiate, pioneer

hyponym

fix appoint, name, constitute, nominate

put firmly in the mind
<verb.cognition>

implant plant

sample sentences

"Plant a thought in the students' minds"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, pass, pass on, pass along, put across

place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
<verb.contact>

plant

sample sentences

"Plant a spy in Moscow"
"plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

put, place, set, lay, position, pose

place into a river
<verb.possession>

plant

sample sentences

"plant fish"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

animal husbandry

hypernym