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 a secret plan, order the events of the story, or track your movement on the map.
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noun. /plɒt/ /plɑːt/ Idioms. [countable, uncountable] the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film, etc. It's hard to follow the plot of the film. plot about something a conventional plot about love and marriage. The book is well organized in terms of plot.
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n. [countable] a secret plan to accomplish some purpose: a plot to overthrow the government. Literature the main story of a piece of writing, as a novel or movie: The plot is interesting but the characters are boring. a small piece of ground: a garden plot. v.
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1. A plot is a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government. [...] 2. If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it. [...] 3. When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it. [...]
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PLOT definition: 1. the story of a book, film, play, etc.: 2. a secret plan made by several people to do something…. Learn more.
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What does the noun plot mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun plot, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. plot has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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1. a. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose: a garden plot. b. A measured area of land; a lot. 2. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram. 3. See graph 1. 4. The pattern or sequence of interrelated events in a work of fiction, as a novel or film. 5. A secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose; a scheme.
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Plot definition: a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose. See examples of PLOT used in a sentence.
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plot, conspire, scheme imply secret, cunning, and often unscrupulous planning to gain one’s own ends. To plot is to contrive a secret plan of a selfish and often treasonable kind: to plot against someone's life.
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PLOT definition: 1. the things that happen in a story: 2. a plan to do something bad: 3. a piece of land, often…. Learn more.
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