Sekirov Dictionary

plot

UK /plɒt/US /plɑt/

noun 12
verb 3
forms 5
phrases 3

noun12

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the events of a story and the way each one leads to the next
- If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as springs from the subject, then the winding up of the plot must be a probable consequence of all that went before. — 1725
A synopsis of a literary work.
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A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
- The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.
- The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
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A grave.
- He's buried in the family plot.
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A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast. — 2017
A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.
A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.
A plan; a purpose.
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(slang, euphemistic) Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.
- Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.
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Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
- And when Christ saith, Who marries the divorced commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had any plot in the divorce. — 1643
Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

verb3

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To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
- They had plotted a robbery.
- They were plotting against the king.
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To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- They plotted the number of edits per day.
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To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
- Every five minutes they plotted their position.

forms

plotted · plotting · plots · plotteth · plottest

Phrases with plot

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