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plot

 
Noun plot has 4 senses
  1. plot, secret plan, game - 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"
    --1 is a kind of scheme, strategy
    --1 has particulars:
     counterplot, counterplan; intrigue, machination; conspiracy, cabal
    Derived form: verb plot1
  2. plot, plot of ground, patch - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
    --2 is a kind of tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
    --2 has particulars: bed; garden
  3. plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
    --3 is a kind of
    story
    --3 has particulars: action; storyline, plot line
  4. plot - a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
    --4 is a kind of
    chart
    Derived form: verb plot3
Verb plot has 3 senses
  1. plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"
    --1 is one way to
    plan
    Derived forms: noun plotter1, noun plot1
    Sample sentence:
    They plot to move
  2. diagram, plot - make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
    --2 is one way to draw
    Derived forms: noun plotter2, noun plotter4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. plat, plot - make a plat of; "Plat the town"
    --3 is one way to map
    Derived form: noun plot4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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