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plat 1

 (plăt)
tr.v. plat·ted, plat·ting, plats
To plait or braid.
n.
A braid.
[Middle English platen, alteration of plaiten, to fold, braid; see plait.]

plat 2

 (plăt)
n.
1. A piece of land; a plot.
2. A map showing actual or planned features, such as streets and building lots.
tr.v. plat·ted, plat·ting, plats
To make a plat of: plat a new town.
[Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by plat, something flat) of plot; see plot.]
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plat

(plæt)
n
a small area of ground; plot
[C16 (also occurring in Middle English in place names): originally variant of plot2]

plat

(plæt)
n, vb, plats, platting or platted
(Hairdressing & Grooming) a variant spelling of plait
[C16: variant of plait]
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plat1

(plæt)

n., v. plat•ted, plat•ting. n.
1. a plot of ground.
2. a plan or map, as of land.
v.t.
3. to make a plat of.
[1400–50; late Middle English; variant of plot, reinforced by Middle English plat flat of a sword < Old French: something flat (see plate)]

plat2

(plæt)

n., v. plat•ted, plat•ting. n.
1. plait; braid.
v.t.
2. to plait; braid.
[1350–1400; Middle English; variant of plait]

plat.

1. plateau.
2. platoon.
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plat


Past participle: platted
Gerund: platting

Imperative
plat
plat
Present
I plat
you plat
he/she/it plats
we plat
you plat
they plat
Preterite
I platted
you platted
he/she/it platted
we platted
you platted
they platted
Present Continuous
I am platting
you are platting
he/she/it is platting
we are platting
you are platting
they are platting
Present Perfect
I have platted
you have platted
he/she/it has platted
we have platted
you have platted
they have platted
Past Continuous
I was platting
you were platting
he/she/it was platting
we were platting
you were platting
they were platting
Past Perfect
I had platted
you had platted
he/she/it had platted
we had platted
you had platted
they had platted
Future
I will plat
you will plat
he/she/it will plat
we will plat
you will plat
they will plat
Future Perfect
I will have platted
you will have platted
he/she/it will have platted
we will have platted
you will have platted
they will have platted
Future Continuous
I will be platting
you will be platting
he/she/it will be platting
we will be platting
you will be platting
they will be platting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been platting
you have been platting
he/she/it has been platting
we have been platting
you have been platting
they have been platting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been platting
you will have been platting
he/she/it will have been platting
we will have been platting
you will have been platting
they will have been platting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been platting
you had been platting
he/she/it had been platting
we had been platting
you had been platting
they had been platting
Conditional
I would plat
you would plat
he/she/it would plat
we would plat
you would plat
they would plat
Past Conditional
I would have platted
you would have platted
he/she/it would have platted
we would have platted
you would have platted
they would have platted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.plat - a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)plat - a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
map - a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
Verb1.plat - make a plat of; "Plat the town"
plot
map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
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