plate noun
1 for food
ADJ. dessert, dinner, serving, side, soup | clean, dirty The sink was full of dirty plates. | empty, full
VERB + PLATE clear, empty I could see how hungry she was from the way she cleared her plate. | clear (away), collect
PREP. on a/the ~ She ate everything on her plate. | ~ of a plate of rice
2 piece of metal with writing on
ADJ. licence, number The driver was arrested for having false number plates on his car. | name He read the brass name plate by the door.
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