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Plate
/pleɪt/
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
📖 Definitions of "Plate"
- 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.
- 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 place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
"After preparation, the chef will plate the dish."
- 3
To score a run.
"The single plated the runner from second base."
- 4
To arm or defend with metal plates.
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