plot

1 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" [syn: secret plan, game]

2 a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: plot of ground, patch]

3 the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"

4 a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

1 plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"

2 make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed [syn: diagram]

3 make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: plat] [also: plotting, plotted]plotting See plot

English

Verb

plotting

1. present participle of plot

Plot may refer to:

• Plot (narrative), the order of events in a narrative or any other type of story.
  • Plot device, an element introduced into a story solely to advance or resolve the plot of the story
• a conspiracy
• a chart or diagram
• the output of a plotter
• the piece of land that person is buried, see Grave (burial)
• Robert Plot, an English naturalist

Plotting may refer to:

• Plotting (arcade game), a Taito puzzle video game, also called Flipull
• Plotting (non-fiction), a book on writing by Jack Woodford

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