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 plot plot /ˈplɑːt/

noun

  1. () 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
  2. () 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
  3. () 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
  4. 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

  1. () 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
  2. () 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
  3. () Make a plat of  ( plat , plot )
    make a plat of
     Plat the town
    Plat the town
  4. 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