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Definition: Meaning of, plot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / plɒt /

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plot plots
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  1. plan a secret plan by a group of people, to do something harmful or illegal
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  2. story/film the events that form the main story of a book, film, or play
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  3. the plot thickens used to say that events seem to be becoming more complicated - often used humorously
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  4. piece of land a small piece of land for building or growing things on
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  5. piece of land a piece of land that a particular family owns in a CEMETERY, in which members of the family are buried when they die
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  6. drawing American English a drawing that shows the plan of a building at ground level [=  ground plan]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
plot plotted plotted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
plotting plots
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization, especially a political leader or government
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  2. [transitive] also plot out to draw marks or a line to represent facts, numbers etc
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  3. [transitive] also plot out to mark, calculate, or follow the path of an aircraft or ship, for example on a map
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plot used in phrases

  • Gunpowder Plot (noun)
    1. a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
  • Gunpowder Plot, the
    1. a plan by English Catholics led by Guy Fawkes to kill King James I and destroy Parliament by blowing it up with explosives on November 5th 1605. The plan failed when one of the Catholics warned a relative not to attend Parliament that day and all the people in the Plot were caught and killed. People in the UK remember the event every November 5th on GUY FAWKES' NIGHT .
  • plot element (noun)
    1. a component or element of the plot of a story
  • plot line (noun)
    1. the plot of a book, play or film
  • plot of ground (noun)
    1. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  • plot of land (noun)
    1. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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