plate
//ˈpleɪ̯t//
Forms
- Plural
- plates
- present (v1)
- plate
- past (v2)
- plated
- past participle (v3)
- plated
- present participle
- plating
- 3rd person singular
- plates
Definitions
1.A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
- I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
2.Such dishes collectively.
- A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
3.The contents of such a dish.
- I ate a plate of beans.
4.A course at a meal.
- The meat plate was particularly tasty.
1.To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
- This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
2.To score a run.
- The single plated the runner from second base.
3.To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
- After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.
4.To arm or defend with metal plates.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1789
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Etymology
From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”).
Compare Spanish plato.
(foot): Cockney rhyming slang, from "plates of meat" for "feet".