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plot
- /plɒt/ UK
- /plɑt/ US
- /plɑt̞/ Ireland
- /pläʔ/
- /plä/
Rhymes with -ɒt
Where it comes from
From Middle English plot, plotte, from late Old English plot (“a plot of ground”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *plataz, *platjaz (“a patch”); or alternatively, perhaps from a rebracketing of Old English land-splott (“small portion, or plot, of ground”) taken as landes-plot (“plot of land”). Compare Middle Low German plet (“patch, strip of cloth, rags”), German Bletz (“rags, bits, strip of land”), and possibly Gothic 𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 (plat, “a patch, rags”). See also plat. See also complot for an influence and reinforcement of noun sense 8.
Noun sense 12 is a back-formation from for the plot.
noun plots
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The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
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.
Similar: storyline
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An area or land used for building on or planting on.
Similar: parcel
- A grave. He's buried in the family plot.
- A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.
- A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.
- A synopsis of a literary work.
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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.
Similar: scheme, chart, design, diagram, map, graph, graphic, plan, plot, schematic
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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.
Similar: conspiracy, intrigue, machination, scheme
- Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue. a man of much plot
- 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.
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A plan; a purpose.
no other plot in their religion but serve God and save their souls
Similar: design, blueprint, plan, plot, project, proposal, scheme
- Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets. Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.
verb plots · plotting · plotted
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To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
They had plotted a robbery.
Similar: connive
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To trace out (a graph or diagram).
They plotted the number of edits per day.
Similar: becast
- To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc). Every five minutes they plotted their position.
Similar: lot
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: patch, diagram, plat, secret plan, storyline, story, scenario, narrative, storytelling, narration, drama, pattern, history, scribe, screenplay, delineation
verb
Similar: lot
Translations
Every language
noun course of a story
| Español | argumento, trama, hilo argumental, intriga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 플롯 peullot, 구성 guseong |
| 日本語 | プロット purotto, 筋 suji |
| 中文 | 情節 /情节 qíngjié, 劇情 /剧情 jùqíng |
| हिन्दी | कथानक kathānak |
| Português | argumento, trama, enredo, intriga |
| Français | intrigue |
| Deutsch | Handlung, Plot |
| Italiano | trama, ordito, schema, canovaccio, intrigo |
| Ελληνικά | πλοκή plokí |
| Română | subiect |
| Русский | сюже́т sjužét, фа́була fábula |
| Tiếng Việt | cốt truyện |
| العربية | حَبْكَة ḥabka |
| עברית | עֲלִילָה 'alilá |
noun area of land used for building on or planting on
| Español | solar, finca, conuco, predio, baldío, chacra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 토지 toji |
| हिन्दी | भूखंड bhūkhaṇḍ |
| Português | lote, terreno |
| Français | lopin, terrain |
| Deutsch | Grundstück, Parzelle |
| Italiano | lotto, parcella, appezzamento, tratto, pezzo |
| Ελληνικά | αγροτεμάχιο agrotemáchio |
| Русский | наде́л nadél, деля́нка deljánka, уча́сток učástok |
| עברית | חֶלְקָה ẖelqá |
noun graph or diagram
| 한국어 | 그래프 geuraepeu, 도표 dopyo |
|---|---|
| Português | diagrama, gráfico |
| Français | diagramme, graphique |
| Deutsch | Ausdruck, Zeichnung |
| Italiano | grafico, diagramma, planimetria |
| Русский | гра́фик gráfik, диагра́мма diagrámma |
| עברית | תַּרְשִׁים tarshím |
noun secret plan to achieve an end
| Español | complot, urdimbre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 음모 eummo |
| 日本語 | 陰謀 inbō, 企み takurami |
| हिन्दी | षड्यंत्र ṣaḍyantra |
| Kiswahili | njama |
| Português | complô |
| Français | complot |
| Deutsch | Komplott |
| Italiano | complotto, congiura, macchinazione, trama, ordito, cospirazione |
| Ελληνικά | συνωμοσία synomosía |
| Română | complot |
| Русский | за́говор zágovor, сго́вор sgóvor, интри́га intríga |
| العربية | مُؤَامَرَة muʔāmara |
| עברית | קְנוּנִיָה knuniyá |
noun participation in any stratagem or conspiracy
| العربية | مَكِيدَة makīda |
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verb transitive: to conceive
| Español | tramar, maquinar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 陰謀 /阴谋 yīnmóu, 密謀 /密谋 mìmóu |
| Português | conceber |
| Français | comploter |
| Deutsch | planen, ausarbeiten, entwerfen |
| Italiano | complottare, ordire, macchinare, congiurare, tramare, cospirare |
| Română | urzi |
| Русский | замышля́ть zamyšljátʹ, замы́слить zamýslitʹ |
verb intransitive: to conceive a crime or misdeed
| Español | tramar, complotar, complotarse, contlapachearse |
|---|---|
| Português | tramar |
| Français | conspirer |
| Italiano | organizzare, cospirare, complottare |
| Русский | злоумышля́ть zloumyšljátʹ, устра́ивать за́говор ustráivatʹ zágovor, плести́ интри́ги plestí intrígi |
| العربية | كَادَ kāda |
verb to trace out a graph or diagram
| Español | trazar |
|---|---|
| Português | traçar |
| Français | tracer |
| Deutsch | plotten |
| Italiano | tracciare, disegnare |
| Русский | черти́ть čertítʹ, начерти́ть načertítʹ |
verb to mark a point on a graph
| Português | marcar |
|---|---|
| Français | marquer |
| Deutsch | eintragen, einzeichnen, festhalten |
| Italiano | marcare, rilevare |
| Русский | отмеча́ть otmečátʹ, отме́тить otmétitʹ |
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