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 plate plate /ˈpleɪt/

noun

  1. () (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score  ( home base , home plate , home , plate )
    (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
     He ruled that the runner failed to touch home
    he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
  2. () A sheet of metal, wood, glass or plastic  ( plate )
    a sheet of metal, wood, glass or plastic
      The chef carefully arranged the food on the plate.
    The chef carefully arranged the food on the plate.
  3. () Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten  ( plate )
    dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
     She put a sandwich on a plate and handed it to me
    She put a sandwich on a plate and handed it to me
  4. () A full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)  ( plate )
    a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
  5. () The quantity contained in a plate  ( plateful , plate )
    the quantity contained in a plate
  6. A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth  ( dental plate , plate , denture )
    a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
     My grandma wears dentures because she lost most of her teeth
    My grandma wears dentures because she lost most of her teeth
  7. A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)  ( plate , scale , shell )
    a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
  8. A shallow receptacle for collection in church  ( collection plate , plate )
    a shallow receptacle for collection in church
  9. Structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage  ( plate )
    structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
  10. A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded  ( photographic plate , plate )
    a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
  11. The positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube  ( plate )
    the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
  12. Any flat platelike body structure or part  ( plate )
    any flat platelike body structure or part
  13. A main course served on a plate  ( plate )
    a main course served on a plate
     A vegetable plate
    a vegetable plate
     The blue plate special
    the blue plate special
  14. The thin under portion of the forequarter  ( plate )
    the thin under portion of the forequarter
  15. A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly  ( crustal plate , plate )
    a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
     The tectonic plates on Earth's crust are responsible for earthquakes and volcanic activity
    The tectonic plates on Earth's crust are responsible for earthquakes and volcanic activity

verb

  1. Coat with a layer of metal  ( plate )
    coat with a layer of metal
     Plate spoons with silver
    plate spoons with silver