Meaning & Definition of Plot in English
English⟶
Plot
/plɑt/
noun
1. A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- "They concocted a plot to discredit the governor"
- "I saw through his little game from the start"
synonym:
- plot,
- secret plan,
- game
2. A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- "A bean plot"
- "A cabbage patch"
- "A briar patch"
synonym:
- plot,
- plot of land,
- plot of ground,
- patch
3. The story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
- "The characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
synonym:
- plot
4. A chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
synonym:
- plot
verb
1. Plan secretly, usually something illegal
- "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
synonym:
- plot
2. Make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
synonym:
- diagram,
- plot
3. Make a plat of
- "Plat the town"
synonym:
- plat,
- plot
4. Devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
- "The writer is plotting a new novel"
synonym:
- plot
Examples of using
Did you find the plot of the play difficult to understand?
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.
The main idea of the plot is not clear.