Plate Definition & Meaning

plate
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; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
  2. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
  3. a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
  4. dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
  5. the quantity contained in a plate
  6. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  7. the thin under portion of the forequarter
  8. a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
  9. any flat platelike body structure or part
  10. the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
  11. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
  12. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
  13. a shallow receptacle for collection in church
  14. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
  15. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
verb
  1. coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"

Synonyms for plate

catcher noun

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed

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home adv

at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends

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plateful noun

the quantity contained in a plate

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scale noun

an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" relative magnitude

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shell noun

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile

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"Plate" in song lyrics

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  • "So what you got, hesitate and I'll eat the food off your plate"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Clocka, Lighter Shade, Othorized F.A.M. — New York
  • "Once I learned what I loved I knew I controlled my own plate"
    3 Melancholy Gypsies — Young Man
  • "And I don't want no pork on my plate"
    The 49ers — I Don't Want No

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Frequently asked questions

What does plate mean?
(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" a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten the quantity contained in a plate a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly the thin under portion of the forequarter a main course served on a plate
What part of speech is plate?
Plate is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does plate have?
Plate has 16 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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