plot
- plot
- I UK [plɒt] / US [plɑt]
noun
Word forms "plot":
singular plot
plural plots
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1) countable/uncountable] literature a series of related events that make up the main story in a book, film etc. A second, less important story in the same book or film is called a subplot.
2) countable] a secret plan to do something bad, made by two or more people
plot against:
a plot against the government
The two men are accused of a plot to bomb an American plane.
Between them, they had hatched a clever plot to claim insurance money.
3)
a) countable] a piece of land used for a particular purpose, for example building a house or growing plants
b) a small piece of land in a cemetery where you are buried when you die
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II UK [plɒt] / US [plɑt]
verb
Word forms "plot":
present tense
I/you/we/they plot
he/she/it plots
present participle plotting
past tense plotted
past participle plotted
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1)
a) intransitive/transitive] to make a secret plan with other people to do something bad
a woman who plotted the murder of her husband
He warned that they might be plotting a coup against the administration.
The men were charged with plotting to overthrow the government.
b) transitive] to secretly plan to do something
The girls had been plotting Antonia's party in great excitement.
2)
a) transitive] to mark on a map the way that a ship or plane travels
plot a course for something:
We plotted a course for one of the smaller islands.
b) to mark points on a graph
3) transitive] literature to invent the series of related events that make up the main story in a book, film etc
English dictionary.
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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
