plot
/plɑt/
verb
- To plan something secretly, especially something illegal or harmful.
- The rebels plotted against the king.
- They plotted to escape from the prison.
- The thieves plotted the heist for months.
- To mark or draw points on a graph or map to show the position or course of something.
- We plotted the locations of all the parks on the map.
- The navigator plotted the ship's course on the chart.
- Scientists plotted the data on a graph to show the trend.
- To plan or devise the sequence of events in a story or play.
- They plotted the movie's storyline before writing the script.
- She plotted the entire series of books in advance.
- The author carefully plotted each chapter of the novel.
noun
- The main events of a story, novel, movie, or play, arranged in a sequence.
- She couldn't follow the complicated plot of the novel.
- The writer spent months developing the plot for her new book.
- The plot of the movie was full of unexpected twists.
- A small piece of land used for a specific purpose, such as building or gardening.
- The city turned the empty plot into a community garden.
- Grandma grows vegetables in a small plot behind the house.
- They bought a plot of land to build their dream house.
- A secret plan made by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
- There was a plot to overthrow the government.
- The villains' plot was foiled by the hero.
- The police uncovered a plot to rob the bank.
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