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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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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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