plot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /plä/ Dublin
- /plɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /plɑt/ (General-American)
- /pläʔ/ Dublin
- /plɑt̞/ (Ireland)
- (US) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
c. 1725, Alexander Pope, View of the Epic Poem:
- An area or land used for building on or planting on.
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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.
2017, Mark Chambers, Tony Holmes, Nakajima B5N ‘Kate’ and B6N ‘Jill’ Units, page 32:
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A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
I have o'erheard a plot of death.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi]:The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.
O, think what anxious moments pass between / The birth of plots and their last fatal periods!
1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene iii, page 8:
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Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
a man of much plot
a. 1669, John Denham, On Mr Thomas Killigrew's Return from Venice, and Mr William Murrey's from Scotland:
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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.
1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:
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A plan; a purpose.
no other plot in their religion but serve God and save their souls
1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
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(euphemistic, slang) Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.
Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Joy plot · plotty · barplot · multiplot · plot armour · metaplot · bagplot · raster plot · by-plot · plot coupon · mosaic plot · blobplot · souvenir plot · Ashby plot · plot thickens · box and whisker plot · plotline · dotplot · green plot · bioplot · waterfall plot · plot wheel · plotlet · counterplot · scatterplot · plotful · forest plot · A plot · Q-Q plot · violin plot · plotholding · plotland · addle-plot · plotwise · plot armor · plot twist · applot · plotholder · plot line · Fermi-Kurie plot · volcano plot · funnel plot · box plot · macroplot · scatter plot · Kurie plot · stemplot · grass plot · plotproof · misplot · star plot · biplot · karyoplot · lose the plot · beach ball plot · subplot · doghouse plot · seedplot · plottage · plot hole · heat plot · box and whiskers plot · plot point · plotless · emplot · jitterplot · marplot · unplot · Ramachandran plot · swarm plot · ridgeline plot · Gunpowder Plot · microplot · triplot · B plot · underplot · beanplot · plot device · plot-twisty · plotwork · line plot · scree plot · spine plot · the plot thickens · plot bunny
Synonyms
map · graph · scheme · scheme · machination · diagram · design · plan · plot · blueprint · plot · proposal · schematic · storyline · conspiracy · chart · design · project · scheme · scheme · intrigue · plan · design · graphic · parcel
Translations (275)
he קְנוּנִיָה (secret plan to achieve an end) · gl argallada (secret plan to achieve an end) · bg интри́га (secret plan to achieve an end) · cmn 密謀 /密谋 (secret plan to achieve an end) · ko 그래프 (graph or diagram) · sl zarota (secret plan to achieve an end) · sh ùrota (secret plan to achieve an end) · bg план (plan; purpose) · sv handling (course of a story) · it macchinazione (secret plan to achieve an end) · nl grafiek (graph or diagram) · es chacra (area of land used for building on or planting on) · is graf (graph or diagram) · fi juonittelu (participation in any stratagem or conspiracy) · pl areał (area of land used for building on or planting on) · af intrige (course of a story) · th โครงเรื่อง (course of a story) · de Komplott (secret plan to achieve an end) · gl soar (area of land used for building on or planting on) · be фа́була (course of a story) · mi kara (secret plan to achieve an end) · it schema (course of a story) · it trama (course of a story) · ca traçada (graph or diagram) · th ที่ดิน (area of land used for building on or planting on) · mfe konplo (secret plan to achieve an end) · he עֲלִילָה (course of a story) · he תַּרְשִׁים (graph or diagram) · ru наде́л (area of land used for building on or planting on) · nb handling (course of a story) · it cospirazione (secret plan to achieve an end) · it congiura (secret plan to achieve an end) · fr terrain (area of land used for building on or planting on) · grc χωρίον (area of land used for building on or planting on) · is lóð (area of land used for building on or planting on) · pt intriga (course of a story) · es pamba (area of land used for building on or planting on) · es intriga (course of a story) · bg парце́л (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ja 企み (secret plan to achieve an end) · pl wykres (graph or diagram) · sv komplott (secret plan to achieve an end) · sv tomt (area of land used for building on or planting on) · sh zȃvera (secret plan to achieve an end) · is blettur (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ar مَكِيدَة (participation in any stratagem or conspiracy) · be сюжэ́т (course of a story) · gl predio (area of land used for building on or planting on) · af komplot (secret plan to achieve an end) · it grafico (graph or diagram) · fi käyrä (graph or diagram) · es trama (course of a story) · nl samenzwering (secret plan to achieve an end) · cmn 情節 /情节 (course of a story) · eo intrigo (secret plan to achieve an end) · grc μῦθος (course of a story) · izh gruntti (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ga ceapach (area of land used for building on or planting on) · cs komplot (secret plan to achieve an end) · ca trama (course of a story) · fi palsta (area of land used for building on or planting on) · fr diagramme (graph or diagram) · pdt Plon (secret plan to achieve an end) · ca conspiració (secret plan to achieve an end) · sw njama (secret plan to achieve an end) · ro complot (secret plan to achieve an end) · fr graphique (graph or diagram) · es cortinal (area of land used for building on or planting on) · la coniūrātiō (secret plan to achieve an end) · te దురాలోచన (secret plan to achieve an end) · nb plott (course of a story) · ru уча́сток (area of land used for building on or planting on) · el συνωμοσία (secret plan to achieve an end) · is reitur (area of land used for building on or planting on) · fi salajuoni (secret plan to achieve an end) · cs pozemek (area of land used for building on or planting on) · it complotto (secret plan to achieve an end) · grc ἐπιβουλή (secret plan to achieve an end) · ca argument (course of a story) · sh за̑вјера (secret plan to achieve an end) · eo komploto (secret plan to achieve an end) · fi juoni (secret plan to achieve an end) · th แปลง (area of land used for building on or planting on) · de Plot (course of a story) · es finca (area of land used for building on or planting on) · fr intrigue (course of a story) · gl terreo (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ca marjal (per plantar-hi) (area of land used for building on or planting on) · is teikning (graph or diagram) · hu cselekmény (course of a story) · es haza (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ka შინაარსი (course of a story) · pl sjużet (course of a story) · be змо́ва (secret plan to achieve an end) · vi cốt truyện (course of a story) · mi pito whenua (area of land used for building on or planting on) · it lotto (area of land used for building on or planting on) · sv intrig (course of a story) · oc trama (course of a story) · th แผนการ (secret plan to achieve an end) · he חֶלְקָה (area of land used for building on or planting on) · fi salahanke (secret plan to achieve an end) · it parcella (area of land used for building on or planting on) · es hilo argumental (course of a story) · de Zeichnung (graph or diagram) · it trama (secret plan to achieve an end) · ja 陰謀 (secret plan to achieve an end) · gl trama (course of a story) · th อุบาย (secret plan to achieve an end) · pt gráfico (graph or diagram) · gl argumento (course of a story) · is ráðabrugg (course of a story) · sh у̀рота (secret plan to achieve an end) · uk фа́була (course of a story) · ko 음모 (secret plan to achieve an end) · es urdimbre (secret plan to achieve an end) · sk spiknutie (secret plan to achieve an end) · be згаво́р (secret plan to achieve an end) · dsb jadnanje (course of a story) · nb intrige (course of a story) · et sündmustik (course of a story) · sk dej (course of a story) · hi भूखंड (area of land used for building on or planting on) · it tratto (area of land used for building on or planting on) · pt enredo (course of a story) · pl fabuła (course of a story) · hy սյուժե (course of a story) · la insidiae (secret plan to achieve an end) · de Handlung (course of a story) · mi take (plan; purpose) · oc intriga (course of a story) · nb komplott (secret plan to achieve an end) · gl intriga (secret plan to achieve an end) · fi juonikkuus (ability to plot or intrigue) · grc πρασιά (area of land used for building on or planting on) · th แผนผัง (graph or diagram) · es conuco (area of land used for building on or planting on) · cs výkres (graph or diagram) · af hoewe (area of land used for building on or planting on) · sk komplot (secret plan to achieve an end) · lv sižets (course of a story) · tl tunton (graph or diagram) · pt terreno (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ar مُؤَامَرَة (secret plan to achieve an end) · pl spisek (secret plan to achieve an end) · fi tontti (area of land used for building on or planting on) · da handling (course of a story) · fr lopin (area of land used for building on or planting on) · it ordito (course of a story) · nn handling (course of a story) · es chagra (area of land used for building on or planting on) · la argumentum (course of a story) · af diagram (graph or diagram) · pt diagrama (graph or diagram) · hu parcella (area of land used for building on or planting on) · nl plot (course of a story) · it planimetria (graph or diagram) · af grafiek (graph or diagram) · es complot (secret plan to achieve an end) · nl plot (graph or diagram) · cs obsah (course of a story) · ar حَبْكَة (course of a story) · et süžee (course of a story) · hu telek (area of land used for building on or planting on) · fi juoni (plan; purpose) · ca terreny (area of land used for building on or planting on) · cmn 陰謀 /阴谋 (secret plan to achieve an end) · mi kōrero kaioraora (secret plan to achieve an end) · it piano (secret plan to achieve an end) · mi kaikaiwaiū (secret plan to achieve an end) · nl intrige (course of a story) · nn plott (course of a story) · ko 도표 (graph or diagram) · mi ngakinga (area of land used for building on or planting on) · eo agado (course of a story) · ro subiect (course of a story) · el αγροτεμάχιο (area of land used for building on or planting on) · gl formal (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ru диагра́мма (graph or diagram) · mi tāhū (course of a story) · ru сго́вор (secret plan to achieve an end) · ko 토지 (area of land used for building on or planting on) · af terrein (area of land used for building on or planting on) · bg сюже́т (course of a story) · pt argumento (course of a story) · es baldío (area of land used for building on or planting on) · cmn 劇情 /剧情 (course of a story) · nl complot (secret plan to achieve an end) · eo terpeco (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ru интри́га (secret plan to achieve an end) · de Grundstück (area of land used for building on or planting on) · es rain (area of land used for building on or planting on) · cs děj (course of a story) · hy հողատարածք (area of land used for building on or planting on) · el πλοκή (course of a story) · mk леа (area of land used for building on or planting on) · es solar (area of land used for building on or planting on) · pl rola (area of land used for building on or planting on) · af perseel (area of land used for building on or planting on) · oc argument (course of a story) · su galur (course of a story) · hi षड्यंत्र (secret plan to achieve an end) · got 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (secret plan to achieve an end) · cs syžet (course of a story) · pt lote (area of land used for building on or planting on) · cs parcela (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ko 플롯 (course of a story) · it intrigo (course of a story) · ka სიუჟეტი (course of a story) · es besana (area of land used for building on or planting on) · cs nákres (graph or diagram) · tr komplo (secret plan to achieve an end) · sq ngastër (area of land used for building on or planting on) · hu történet (course of a story) · tr arsa (area of land used for building on or planting on) · uk сюже́т (course of a story) · bg гра́фика (graph or diagram) · hu földdarab (area of land used for building on or planting on) · it diagramma (graph or diagram) · it ordito (secret plan to achieve an end) · ca gràfica (graph or diagram) · bg диагра́ма (graph or diagram) · fi kuvio (graph or diagram) · it intrigo (secret plan to achieve an end) · hy մարգ (area of land used for building on or planting on) · bg за́говор (secret plan to achieve an end) · ru фа́була (course of a story) · nn intrige (course of a story) · is skiki (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ja プロット (course of a story) · eo bedo (area of land used for building on or planting on) · bg фа́була (course of a story) · de Parzelle (area of land used for building on or planting on) · hi कथानक (course of a story) · ko 구성 (course of a story) · sv sammansvärjning (secret plan to achieve an end) · id alur (course of a story) · sh за̑вера (secret plan to achieve an end) · nl terrein (area of land used for building on or planting on) · fi juoni (course of a story) · nb sammensvergelse (secret plan to achieve an end) · nl perceel (area of land used for building on or planting on) · uk зго́вір (secret plan to achieve an end) · es predio (area of land used for building on or planting on) · it appezzamento (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ru гра́фик (graph or diagram) · cs spiknutí (secret plan to achieve an end) · ota فتنه (secret plan to achieve an end) · ru сюже́т (course of a story) · nl diagram (graph or diagram) · de Ausdruck (graph or diagram) · uk змо́ва (secret plan to achieve an end) · sk sujet (course of a story) · es argumento (course of a story) · sq truall (area of land used for building on or planting on) · uk ділянка (area of land used for building on or planting on) · ja 筋 (course of a story) · fr complot (secret plan to achieve an end) · gd gnìomhadh (course of a story) · ru за́говор (secret plan to achieve an end) · be замо́ва (secret plan to achieve an end) · pt complô (secret plan to achieve an end) · ru деля́нка (area of land used for building on or planting on) · tr olay örgüsü (course of a story) · it pezzo (area of land used for building on or planting on) · sh zȃvjera (secret plan to achieve an end) · da komplot (secret plan to achieve an end) · pt trama (course of a story) · ca complot (secret plan to achieve an end) · ota فساد (secret plan to achieve an end) · pl działka (area of land used for building on or planting on) · gl parcela (area of land used for building on or planting on) · pdt Plon (graph or diagram) · it canovaccio (course of a story) · nl verhaal (course of a story)