noun
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
plot of land
plot of ground
patch
Examples
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
noun
the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
Examples
- the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
noun
a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
verb
plan secretly, usually something illegal
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
verb
make a plat of
Synonyms
Examples
- Plat the town
verb
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
Examples
- the writer is plotting a new novel