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English
Pronunciation
Etymology
Old English plot
Noun
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Singular plot |
Plural plots |
plot (plural plots)
- The general course of a story including significant events that determine its course or significant patterns of events.
- An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- A plan to commit a crime.
- A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
Synonyms
- (course of a story): storyline
- (plan to commit a crime): conspiracy, scheme
Derived terms
Verb
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Infinitive to plot |
Third person singular plots |
Simple past plotted |
Past participle plotted |
Present participle plotting |
to plot (third-person singular simple present plots, present participle plotting, simple past and past participle plotted)
- (transitive) To conceive (a crime, etc).
- They had plotted a robbery.
- (transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- They plotted the number of edits per day.
- (transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
- Every five minutes they plotted their position.
- (intransitive) To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
- They were plotting against the king.
Translations
transitive: to conceive
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Synonyms
- (conceive a crime, etc): scheme
Derived terms
Anagrams
Albanian
Adjective
plot
Croatian
Noun
plot
Czech
Noun
plot m.
Derived terms
- živý plot m.
Related terms
- oplotit
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