plot
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. a small area of planted ground <
a vegetable plot
>
b. a small piece of land in a cemetery
c. a measured piece of land ; lot
2. ground plan, plat
3. the plan or main story (as of a movie or literary work)
4. [perhaps back-formation from complot] a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end ; intrigue
5. a graphic representation (as a chart)
• plotless adjective
• plotlessness noun
Synonyms:
plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end. plot implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme <an assassination plot
>. intrigue suggests secret underhanded maneuvering in an atmosphere of duplicity <backstairs intrigue
>. machination implies a contriving of annoyances, injuries, or evils by indirect means <the machinations of a party boss
>. conspiracy implies a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery <a conspiracy to fix prices
>. cabal typically applies to political intrigue involving persons of some eminence <a cabal among powerful senators
>.
Synonym: see in addition plan.
II. verb
(plotted; plotting)
Date: 1588
transitive verb
1.
a. to make a plot, map, or plan of
b. to mark or note on or as if on a map or chart
2. to lay out in plots
3.
a. to locate (a point) by means of coordinates
b. to locate (a curve) by plotted points
c. to represent (an equation) by means of a curve so constructed
4. to plan or contrive especially secretly
5. to invent or devise the plot of (as a movie or a literary work)
intransitive verb
1. to form a plot ; scheme
2. to be located by means of coordinates <the data plot at a single point
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New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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plot — plot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Plot’s — Plot s! Entwickler mhs Studio (Maik Heinzig) Publisher … Deutsch Wikipedia
plot — [ plo ] n. m. • 1890; techn. 1765; « billot » 1290; crois. lat. plautus « plat » avec germ. blok 1 ♦ Pièce métallique permettant d établir un contact, une connexion électrique. Les plots d un commutateur, d un billard électrique. ♢ Télédétect.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
plot# — plot n 1 *plan, design, scheme, project Analogous words: *chart, map, graph 2 Plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal are comparable when they mean a secret plan devised to entrap or ensnare others. Plot implies careful planning of details … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Plot — Plot, n. [Abbrev. from complot.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plot — PLOT, ploturi, s.n. 1. Piesă de contact electric constituită dintr un cilindru sau dintr o prismă metalică, fixată într o placă de material electroizolant sau pe suprafaţa acesteia, legată la un circuit electric. 2. Placă turnantă la încrucişarea … Dicționar Român
plot — [plät] n. [ME < OE, piece of land: some meanings infl. by COMPLOT] 1. a small area of ground marked off for some special use [garden plot, cemetery plot] 2. a chart or diagram, as of a building or estate 3. [short for COMPLOT] a secret,… … English World dictionary
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 … Wikipedia
plot — [n1] plan, scheme artifice, booby trap*, cabal, collusion, complicity, connivance, conniving, conspiracy, contrivance, covin, design, device, fix, frame, frame up*, game, intrigue, little game*, machination, maneuver, practice, ruse, scam, setup … New thesaurus
Plot — Plot, n. [AS. plot; cf. Goth. plats a patch. Cf. {Plat} a piece of ground.] 1. A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A plantation laid out. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surv.) A plan or draught… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
płot — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. płocie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} ogrodzenie uniemożliwiające przejście; najczęściej zbudowane z wbitych w ziemię słupów połączonych poprzecznymi żerdziami, do których przymocowane są deski, paliki itp.; parkan … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
