always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to bend (a part of your body, such as an arm) and place it around something. 1  He hooked his arm around my neck. 2  She hooked her fingers around the doorknob. 3  He hooked his thumb through a loop of his pants.
Split and merge into it. Answer by Tantkowiak. Confidence votes 58. Pour plating is a method of separating one species of bacteria from another by diluting one loopful of organism into three liquefied nutrient agar plates, with the hopes that one of the plates poured will provide an ideal sample for isolation.
A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing. A plate of food is the amount of food on the plate. ...a huge plate of bacon and eggs. A plate is a flat piece of metal, especially on machinery or a building. A plate is a small, flat piece of metal with someone's name written on it, which you usually find beside the front door of an office or house.