<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.</li><li>a rotating cylinder used for the same purpose.</li><li>the roller of a typewriter.</li><li>(on a planing machine or the like) the bed to which the work is fastened.</li><li>(on a testing machine) a plate for applying compression to a sample.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) plat·ted, plat·ting.</li><li>to make a plat of; plot.</li></ul>