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1. n. (authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. | |
2. n. An area or land used for building on or planting on. | |
3. n. A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device. | |
4. n. 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. | |
The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot. | |
5. n. Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue. | |
6. n. Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy. | |
7. n. A plan; a purpose. | |
8. v. To conceive (a crime, etc). | |
They had plotted a robbery. - | |
9. v. To trace out (a graph or diagram). | |
They plotted the number of edits per day. - | |
10. v. To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc). | |
Every five minutes they plotted their position. - | |
11. v. (intransitive) To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc. | |
They were plotting against the king. - | |