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noun (plural plots) |
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1. secret hostile plan: a plan decided on in secret, especially to bring about an illegal or subversive act
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2. story line: the story or sequence of events in something such as a novel, play, or movie
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3. piece of ground: a small piece of ground
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4. U.S. architecture plan of building or estate: an architectural plan of a building or estate
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5. chart: a graph, chart, or diagram of something
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verb (past and past participle plot·ted, present participle plot·ting, 3rd person present singular plots) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make secret plan: to make a secret plan, especially to do something illegal or subversive with others
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2. transitive verb mark something on chart: to mark something on a chart, especially the course of a ship or aircraft
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3. transitive verb U.S. architecture make plan of building or estate: to make a plan or map of something such as a building or estate
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4. transitive and intransitive verb mark points on graph: to mark points on a graph or diagram using coordinates, or be located on a graph by coordinates
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5. transitive verb draw something on graph: to draw a line or curve through points marked on a graph or diagram
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6. transitive verb plan events of story: to devise the sequence of events in a story or script
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| [< Old English, "area of ground," origin ?; in "plan" senses, influenced by obsolete complot "secret scheme" < Old French] |
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lose the plot to fail to make sense of something, especially a story
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