What does plot mean?
Definitions for plot
plɒtplot
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word plot.
Princeton's WordNet
plot, secret plan, gamenoun
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"
plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patchnoun
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
"a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
plotnoun
the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
"the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
plotverb
a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
plotverb
plan secretly, usually something illegal
"They plotted the overthrow of the government"
diagram, plotverb
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
plat, plotverb
make a plat of
"Plat the town"
plotverb
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
"the writer is plotting a new novel"
Wiktionary
plotnoun
The general course of a story including significant events that determine its course or significant patterns of events.
plotnoun
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
plotnoun
A plan to commit a crime.
plotnoun
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
plotverb
To conceive (a crime, etc).
They had plotted a robbery.
plotverb
To trace out (a graph or diagram).
They plotted the number of edits per day.
plotverb
To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
Every five minutes they plotted their position.
plotverb
To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
They were plotting against the king.
Etymology: From plot, plotte, from plot, from plataz, of uncertain origin. Cognate with plet, Bletz,. See also plat.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PLOTnoun
Etymology: plot , Saxon.
It was a chosen plot of fertile land,
Amongst wide waves set like a little nest,
As if it had by nature’s cunning hand
Been choicely picked out from all the rest. Fairy Queen.Plant ye with alders or willowes a plot,
Where yeerely as needeth mo poles may be got. Thomas Tusser.Many unfrequented plots there are,
Fitted by kind for rape and villainy. William Shakespeare.Were there but this single plot to lose,
This mould of Marcius, they to dust would grind it,
And throw’t against the wind. William Shakespeare.When we mean to build,
We first survey the plot, then draw the model,
And when we see the figure of the house,
Then we must rate the cost of the erection. William Shakespeare.Weeds grow not in the wild uncultivated waste, but in garden plots under the negligent hand of a gardener. John Locke.
Some goddess inhabiteth this region, who is the soul of this soil; for neither is any less than a goddess, worthy to be shrined in such a heap of pleasures; nor any less than a goddess could have made it so perfect a plot. Philip Sidney.
The law of England never was properly applied unto the Irish nation, as by a purposed plot of government, but as they could insinuate and steal themselves under the same by their humble carriage. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
I have o’erheard a plot of death upon him. William Shakespeare.
Easy seems the thing to every one,
That nought could cross their plot, or them suppress. Dan.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. Alexander Pope.
Nothing must be sung between the acts,
But what some way conduces to the plot. Wentworth Dillon.Our author
Produc’d his play, and begg’d the knight’s advice,
Made him observe the subject and the plot,
The manners, passions, unities, what not? Alexander Pope.They deny the plot to be tragical, because its catastrophe is a wedding, which hath ever been accounted comical. John Gay.
Frustrate all our plots and wiles. John Milton.
Who says he was not
A man of much plot,
May repent that false accusation;
Having plotted and pen’d
Six plays to attend
The farce of his negociation. John Denham.To Plotverb
With shame and sorrow fill’d:
Shame for his folly; sorrow out of time
For plotting an unprofitable crime. Dryden.This treatise plotteth down Cornwall, as it now standeth, for the particulars. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.
To Plotverb
Etymology: from the noun.
The subtle traitor
This day had plotted in the council house
To murther me. William Shakespeare, Richard III.The wicked plotteth against the just. Psalm xxxvii. 12.
He who envies now thy state,
Who now is plotting how he may seduce
Thee from obedience. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi.The wolf that round th’ inclosure prowl’d
To leap the fence, now plots not on the fold. Dryden.The count tells the marquis of a flying noise, that the prince did plot to be secretly gone; to which the marquis answer’d, that though love had made his highness steal out of his own country, yet fear would never make him run out of Spain. Henry Wotton.
ChatGPT
plot
A plot refers to the sequence of events or main storyline in a narrative such as a book, play, movie, or other storytelling formats. It typically includes elements such as introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The plot involves the characters and their actions or experiences, which contributes to the overall theme or message of the story.
Webster Dictionary
Plotnoun
a small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot
Plotnoun
a plantation laid out
Plotnoun
a plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale
Plotverb
to make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate
Plotnoun
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 Plot
Plotnoun
a share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy
Plotnoun
contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue
Plotnoun
a plan; a purpose
Plotnoun
in fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means
Plotverb
to form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire
Plotverb
to contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme
Plotverb
to plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly
Etymology: [AS. plot; cf. Goth. plats a patch. Cf. Plat a piece of ground.]
Wikidata
Plot
Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plot
plot, n. a small piece of ground: a plan of a field, &c., drawn on paper: a patch or spot on clothes.—v.t. to make a plan of:—pr.p. plot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. plot′ted. [A.S. plot.]
Plot
plot, n. a complicated scheme, esp. for a mischievous purpose: a conspiracy: stratagem: the chain of incidents which are gradually unfolded in the story of a play, &c.—v.i. to scheme: to form a scheme of mischief: to conspire.—v.t. to devise:—pr.p. plot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. plot′ted.—adj. Plot′ful.—adj. Plot′-proof, safe from any danger by plots.—ns. Plot′ter, one who plots: a conspirator; Plot′ting.—adv. Plot′tingly. [Fr. complot, acc. to Diez, from L. complicitum, pa.p. of complicāre, to fold.]
Plot
plot, v.t. (Scot.) to scald, steep in very hot water.—n. Plot′tie, a kind of mulled wine.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
plot
1. Map, chart, or graph representing data of any sort. 2. Representation on a diagram or chart of the position or course of a target in terms of angles and distances from positions; location of a position on a map or a chart. 3. The visual display of a single location of an airborne object at a particular instant of time. 4. A portion of a map or overlay on which are drawn the outlines of the areas covered by one or more photographs. See also master plot.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
plot
A plan or chart. (See ICHNOGRAPHY.)
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'plot' in Nouns Frequency: #1642
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'plot' in Verbs Frequency: #1061
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plot in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of plot in a Sentence
Modern society has generally ‘lost the plot’. Slavishly following its false gods and idols makes no sense in a spiritually aware life.
Stop the rot or lose the plot.
>( CNN) It's like the plot of a( bad) thriller movie.A congressman embarks on a secret mission to rescue five American citizens, demanding a huge sum of cash from an ambassador -- immediately ! -- to make it all work.Truth, as people who follow politics closely, is always stranger than fiction.Which brings us to the curious case of Oklahoma Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin and Markwayne Mullin suspended attempt to enter Afghanistan with a big sack of money that Oklahoma Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin hoped would be arranged for Oklahoma Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin by the US ambassador to Tajikistan.As The Washington Post, which broke the story, noted : Read More.
Let me be your plot twist.
It was a lot of fun to tell that story in a way that was very familiar to audiences and to be able to subvert that with certain plot changes, and also the dynamic we've learned the past few years with the characters and how they relate to each other.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- حبكة, مؤامرةArabic
- trama, conspirar, traçar, complot, gràfica, marjal, traçada, terreny, solar, argument, marcar, planejar, conspiracióCatalan, Valencian
- nákres, děj, obsah, výkres, parcela, spiknutíCzech
- Komplott, ausarbeiten, Handlung, entwerfen, planen, plottenGerman
- αγροτεμάχιο, συνωμοσία, πλοκήGreek
- komplotoEsperanto
- diagrama, trazar, solar, plano, conspiración, argumento, tramar, trama, complot, conspirar, gráfica, loteSpanish
- süžee, sündmustikEstonian
- طرحPersian
- merkitä, [[piirtää]] [[käyrä]], juoni, diagrammi, tulostaa, kuvio, juonia, tontti, suunnitella, palsta, juonitella, piirtää, salajuoni, plotata, käyrä, graafiFinnish
- conspirer, diagramme, intrigue, complot, tracer, graphique, lopinFrench
- marcáil, ceapachIrish
- gnìomhadhScottish Gaelic
- telek, cselekmény, földdarab, történetHungarian
- սյուժեArmenian
- brugga launráð, reitur, teikning, blettur, graf, lóð, kortleggja, skiki, ráðabruggIcelandic
- complotto, cospirare, congiurare, ordito, diagramma, ordire, marcare, piano, tratto, intrigare, parcella, macchinazione, canovaccio, intrigo, tracciare, complottare, disegnare, appezzamento, trama, pianificare, lotto, congiura, schema, planimetria, tramare, macchinare, pezzo, cospirazione, graficoItalian
- עלילהHebrew
- プロットJapanese
- შინაარსიGeorgian
- 음모Korean
- coniūrātiō, insidiaeLatin
- whakangārahu, kaikaiwaiū, kara, kōrero kaioraora, pito whenua, whakatakoto kara, ngakingaMāori
- samenzwering, grafiek, plotten, diagram, perceel, bedenken, plot, complotDutch
- fabuła, wykres, spisek, działkaPolish
- complô, diagrama, conceber, trama, lote, marcar, argumento, traçar, gráficoPortuguese
- allwiyQuechua
- subiect, urzi, complotRomanian
- граф, делянка, сговор, сюжет, диаграмма, заговор, фабула, график, участок, наделRussian
- kovati, snutiSerbo-Croatian
- sammansvärjning, intrig, komplott, handling, konspireraSwedish
- arsaTurkish
- kế hoạch hoặc cốt truyệnVietnamese
- 情节Chinese
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