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plot
[plot]
noun
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
a plot to overthrow the government.
Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
a small piece or area of ground.
a garden plot;
burial plot.
a measured piece or parcel of land.
a house on a two-acre plot.
a plan, map, diagram, or other graphic representation, as of land, a building, etc.
a list, timetable, or scheme dealing with any of the various arrangements for the production of a play, motion picture, etc..
According to the property plot, there should be a lamp stage left.
a chart showing the course of a craft, as a ship or airplane.
Artillery., a point or points located on a map or chart.
target plot.
verb (used with object)
to plan secretly, especially something hostile or evil.
to plot mutiny.
to mark on a plan, map, or chart, as the course of a ship or aircraft.
to draw a plan or map of, as a tract of land or a building.
to divide (land) into plots.
to determine and mark (points), as on plotting paper, by means of measurements or coordinates.
to draw (a curve) by means of points so marked.
to represent by means of such a curve.
to devise or construct the plot of (a play, novel, etc.).
to prepare a list, timetable, or scheme of (production arrangements), as for a play or motion picture.
The stage manager hadn't plotted the set changes until one day before the dress rehearsal.
to make (a calculation) by graph.
verb (used without object)
to plan or scheme secretly; form a plot; conspire.
to devise or develop a literary or dramatic plot.
to be marked or located by means of measurements or coordinates, as on plotting paper.
plot
1/ plɒt /
noun
a secret plan to achieve some purpose, esp one that is illegal or underhand
a plot to overthrow the government
the story or plan of a play, novel, etc
military a graphic representation of an individual or tactical setting that pinpoints an artillery target
a diagram or plan, esp a surveyor's map
informal, to lose one's ability or judgment in a given situation
verb
to plan secretly (something illegal, revolutionary, etc); conspire
(tr) to mark (a course, as of a ship or aircraft) on a map
(tr) to make a plan or map of
to locate and mark (one or more points) on a graph by means of coordinates
to draw (a curve) through these points
(tr) to construct the plot of (a literary work)
plot
2/ plɒt /
noun
a small piece of land
a vegetable plot
verb
(tr) to arrange or divide (land) into plots
plot
The organization of events in a work of fiction.
Other Word Forms
- plotful adjective
- plotless adjective
- plotlessness noun
- outplot verb (used with object)
- overplot verb
- preplot verb (used with object)
- replot verb (used with object)
- unplotted adjective
- unplotting adjective
- well-plotted adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of plot1
Word History and Origins
Origin of plot1
Origin of plot2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This sterling production, with its flawless cast and admirable trenchancy amid an extraordinarily complex plot, augurs well for her tenure.
While on Iran, he also said MI5 had tracked more than 20 potentially lethal Iran-backed plots in the last 12 months.
The Socialist leader has accused the US of plotting regime change following accusations that he rigged the South American nation's presidential election last year.
In the turret, when plotting over who to murder next, he quipped: "I've got a taste for it now," following his earlier murder of singer Paloma Faith.
But this baby plot is the pride and joy of the tight-knit group of green thumbers who tend to it.
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