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plot
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
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noun
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
“they concocted a plot to discredit the governor”
noun
the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
“the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal”
noun
a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
noun
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
“a bean plot”
verb
plan secretly, usually something illegal
“They plotted the overthrow of the government”
verb
make a plot of
“Plat the town”
verb
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
“the writer is plotting a new novel”
verb
make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
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Example Sentences
they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
I saw through his little game from the start
the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
a bean plot
a cabbage patch
a briar patch
They plotted the overthrow of the government
Plat the town
the writer is plotting a new novel
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