plot

[Plot]

A plot is a scheme, a story, a map charting progress, or a piece of land (as for a garden). To plot is to devise the secret plan, order the events of the story, or track your movement on the map.

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A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

Noun
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

Noun
the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"

Noun
a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

Noun
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"

Verb
plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"

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Verb
make a plat of; "Plat the town"

Verb
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed


n.
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

n.
A plantation laid out.

n.
A plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale.

v. t.
To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.

n.
Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.

n.
A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

n.
Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

n.
A plan; a purpose.

n.
In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

v. i.
To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire.

v. i.
To contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme.

v. t.
To plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly.


Plot

Plot , n. [AS. plot; cf. Goth. plats a patch. Cf. Plat a piece of ground.] 1. A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot. Shak. 2. A plantation laid out. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 3. (Surv.) A plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale.

Plot

Plot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plotted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Plotting.] To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.
This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now standeth.

Plot

Plot, n. [Abbrev. from complot.] 1. Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.
I have overheard a plot of death.
O, think what anxious moments pass between The birth of plots and their last fatal periods!
2. A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy. [Obs.]
And when Christ saith. Who marries the divorced commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had any plot in the divorce.
3. Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue. [Obs.] "A man of much plot." Denham. 4. A plan; a purpose. "No other plot in their religion but serve Got and save their souls." Jer. Taylor. 5. In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as springs from the subject, then the winding up of the plot must be a probable consequence of all that went before.
Syn. -- Intrigue; stratagem; conspiracy; cabal; combination; contrivance.

Plot

Plot , v. i. 1. To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire. Shak.
The wicked plotteth against the just.
2. To contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme.
The prince did plot to be secretly gone.

Plot

Plot, v. t. To plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly. "Plotting an unprofitable crime." Dryden. "Plotting now the fall of others." Milton

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.

Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.

To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire.

To plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly.

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Usage Examples

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age.

Science fiction is an amazing literature: plot elements that you would think would be completely worn out by now keep changing into surprising new forms.

Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.

The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings.

You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.

I have a book coming out in September, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting, and I had to do a lot of research on that. Or on any legal matters, for example, I have to do a lot of research online.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

Games, by nature, have more plot options and non-linear qualities than TV and film.

Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes.

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