plot meaning and definition

PLOT noun

Definition of plot (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"
   • synonyms: game, secret plan
2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
   • "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
   • synonyms: patch, plot of ground, plot of land
3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
   • "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
4. a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

PLOT verb

Definition of plot (verb)

1. plan secretly, usually something illegal
   • "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
2. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
   • synonyms: diagram
3. make a plat of
   • "Plat the town"
   • synonyms: plat
4. devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
   • "the writer is plotting a new novel"