plot
plot /ˈplɑːt/
noun
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(
)
A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
(
game
[Informal] , secret plan
, plot
)
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
They concocted a plot to discredit the governor
they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
I saw through his little game from the start
I saw through his little game from the start
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()
A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
(
plot of ground
, plot of land
, patch
, plot
)
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
A bean plot
a bean plot
A cabbage patch
a cabbage patch
A briar patch
a briar patch
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()
The story that is told in a novel, play or movie etc.
(
plot
)
the story that is told in a novel, play or movie etc.
The characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
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A chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
(
plot
)
a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
verb
-
()
Plan secretly, usually something illegal
(
plot
)
plan secretly, usually something illegal
They plotted the overthrow of the government
They plotted the overthrow of the government
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()
Make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
(
diagram
, plot
)
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
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()
Make a plat of
(
plat
, plot
)
make a plat of
Plat the town
Plat the town
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Devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
(
plot
)
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
The writer is plotting a new novel
the writer is plotting a new novel
