plot
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plot [plät]
n.
[ME < OE, piece of land: some meanings infl. by COMPLOT]
1. a small area of ground marked off for some special use [garden plot, cemetery plot]
2. a chart or diagram, as of a building or estate
3. [short for COMPLOT] a secret, usually evil, project or scheme; conspiracy
4. the arrangement of the incidents in a play, novel, narrative poem, etc.
vt.
plotted, plotting
1.
a) to draw a plan or chart of (a ship's course, etc.)
b) to mark the position or course of on a map
2. to make secret plans for [to plot someone's destruction]
3. to plan the action of (a story, etc.)
4. Math.
a) to determine or mark the location of (a point) on a graph by means of coordinates
b) to represent (an equation) by locating points on a graph and joining them to form a curve
c) to draw (the curve thus determined)
vi.
to scheme or conspire
plotless
adj.
plotlessness
n.
SYN.- PLOT is used of a secret, usually evil, project or scheme, the details of which have been carefully worked out [the plot to deprive him of his inheritance failed ]; INTRIGUE, implying more intricate scheming, suggests furtive, underhanded maneuvering, often of an illicit nature [the intrigues at the royal court ]; MACHINATION stresses deceit and cunning in devising plots or schemes intended to harm someone [the machinations of the villain ]; CONSPIRACY suggests a plot in which a number of people plan and act together secretly for an unlawful or harmful purpose [a conspiracy to seize the throne ]; CABAL suggests a small group of political intriguers
English World dictionary.
V. Neufeldt.
2014.
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plot — may refer to: * Plot (narrative), the order of events in a narrative or any other type of story. **Plot device, an element introduced into a story solely to advance or resolve the plot of the story * a conspiracy * a chart or diagram * the output … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A plantation laid out. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surv.) A plan or draught… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now standeth. Carew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plot — (pl[o^]t), v. i. 1. To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire. Shak. [1913 Webster] The wicked plotteth against the just. Ps. xxxvii. 12. [1913 Webster] 2. To contrive a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plot — plotful, adj. plotless, adj. plotlessness, n. /plot/, n., v., plotted, plotting. n. 1. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government. 2. Also called storyline.… … Universalium
Plot — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Plot de fondation … Wikipédia en Français
plot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small area of planted ground < a vegetable plot > b. a small piece of land in a cemetery c. a measured piece of land ; lot 2. ground plan … New Collegiate Dictionary
Plot — Der Begriff Plot bezeichnet die Ausgabe eines Kurvenschreibers, des Plotters die Darstellung einer mathematischen Funktion, den Funktionsgraphen in der Dramaturgie den ursächlichen Zusammenhang eines vorgestellten Ereignisverlaufs zu einem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
plot — 1. Map, chart, or graph representing data of any sort. 2. Representation on a diagram or chart of the position or course of a target in terms of angles and distances from positions; location of a position on a map or a chart. 3. The visual… … Military dictionary
