Planting — synonyms, definition

1. planting (Noun)

planting (Noun) — The act of fixing firmly in place. ex. "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"

planting (Noun) — A collection of plants (trees, shrubs or flowers) in a particular area. ex. "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"

planting (Noun) — Putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow. ex. "the planting of corn is hard work"

accumulation aggregation agriculture assemblage collection emplacement farming husbandry locating location placement position positioning insemination

2. planting (Verb)

constituting embedding engrafting establishing founding imbedding implanting instituting setting

planting (Verb) — Put (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground. ex. "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

planting (Verb) — Fix or set securely or deeply. ex. "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"

planting (Verb) — Set up or lay the groundwork for.

planting (Verb) — (animal husbandry) place into a river. ex. "plant fish"

planting (Verb) — Place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive. ex. "Plant a spy in Moscow" ex. "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"

planting (Verb) — Put firmly in the mind. ex. "Plant a thought in the students' minds"

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