plot
/plˈɑt/
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Definitions
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
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
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
Verb
plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
Verb
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
Verb
make a plat of; "Plat the town"
Verb
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"
More General Terms
chart
contrive
design
draw
map
parcel
parcel of land
piece of ground
piece of land
plan
project
scheme
story
strategy
tract
More Specific Terms
action
bed
cabal
complot
conjure
connive
conspiracy
conspire
counterplan
counterplot
garden
graph
intrigue
machinate
machination
plot line
scheme
storyline