plot

plot: plot¹ [plɔt US pla:t] n

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1¦(plan)¦

2¦(story/film)¦

3 the plot thickens

4¦(piece of land)¦

5¦(drawing)¦

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[: Old English; Origin: 'piece of land']

1.) ¦(PLAN)¦

a secret plan by a group of people, to do something harmful or illegal

plot to do sth

▪ a plot to bomb the UN headquarters

plot against

▪ a plot against the king

▪ The court heard how she and her lover hatched a plot (=planned a plot) to kill her husband.

▪ The plot to overthrow the military government was foiled (=prevented from being successful) .

▪ an assassination plot

2.) ¦(STORY/FILM)¦

the events that form the main story of a book, film, or play

▪ The plot was a little confusing.

▪ We discover that Jack isn't as innocent as he seems, as the plot unfolds (=gradually becomes clearer) .

3.) the plot thickens

used to say that events seem to be becoming more complicated - often used humorously

4.) ¦(PIECE OF LAND)¦

a) a small piece of land for building or growing things on

▪ a two acre plot of land

▪ a vegetable plot

b) a piece of land that a particular family owns in a ↑cemetery, in which members of the family are buried when they die

▪ a burial plot

5.) ¦(DRAWING)¦

AmE a drawing that shows the plan of a building at ground level

= ↑ground plan

→lose the plot at ↑lose

plot ²

plot² v past tense and past participle plotted present participle plotting

1.) [I and T]

to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization, especially a political leader or government

plot to do sth

▪ They had plotted to blow up the White House.

plot against

▪ He suspected that the military were secretly plotting against him.

▪ The minister was found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government.

▪ the story of a woman who plots revenge

2.) [T] also plot out

to draw marks or a line to represent facts, numbers etc

▪ We plotted a graph to show the increase in sales figures this year.

plot sth on sth

▪ You can plot all these numbers on one diagram for comparison.

3.) [T] also plot out

to mark, calculate, or follow the path of an aircraft or ship, for example on a map

▪ We plotted a course across the Pacific.

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Synonyms:

Plat, piece of ground, Plan (for some mischief), conspire / Plan (of a piece of land), draught, sketch, outline, Scheme, contrive, lay a plan, form a plot, Plan (as something mischievous), concoct, contrive, project, devise, frame, brew, hatch, compass / Scheme (especially for a bad purpose), stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination, plan, project, combination / Story, intrigue / Contrivance, reach of thought, ability to plot

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plot — plot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Plot’s — Plot s! Entwickler mhs Studio (Maik Heinzig) Publisher … Deutsch Wikipedia
plot — [ plo ] n. m. • 1890; techn. 1765; « billot » 1290; crois. lat. plautus « plat » avec germ. blok 1 ♦ Pièce métallique permettant d établir un contact, une connexion électrique. Les plots d un commutateur, d un billard électrique. ♢ Télédétect.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
plot# — plot n 1 *plan, design, scheme, project Analogous words: *chart, map, graph 2 Plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal are comparable when they mean a secret plan devised to entrap or ensnare others. Plot implies careful planning of details … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 — PLOT, ploturi, s.n. 1. Piesă de contact electric constituită dintr un cilindru sau dintr o prismă metalică, fixată într o placă de material electroizolant sau pe suprafaţa acesteia, legată la un circuit electric. 2. Placă turnantă la încrucişarea … Dicționar Român
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,… … English World dictionary
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 — [n1] plan, scheme artifice, booby trap*, cabal, collusion, complicity, connivance, conniving, conspiracy, contrivance, covin, design, device, fix, frame, frame up*, game, intrigue, little game*, machination, maneuver, practice, ruse, scam, setup … New thesaurus
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
płot — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. płocie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} ogrodzenie uniemożliwiające przejście; najczęściej zbudowane z wbitych w ziemię słupów połączonych poprzecznymi żerdziami, do których przymocowane są deski, paliki itp.; parkan … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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