plot
IPA: pɫˈɑt
noun
- (narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- A grave.
- A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
- Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
- Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
- A plan; a purpose.
- (fandom slang, euphemistic) Attractive physical attributes of characters involved in a story (originating from ironic juxtaposition with the original meaning, "course of the story").
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
- (transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- (transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
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Examples of "plot" in Sentences
- The plot contained antinomy.
- The plot could be lachrymose.
- His plan was to trammel the plot.
- The scene is pivotal of the plot.
- The plot is smooth and intriguing.
- The plot is the sum of the scenes.
- The plot is boring and predictable.
- It is crucial to the plot of the series.
- The plot summary is just a precis of the episode's plot.
- The masses will toil and suffer while the local officials will plot and scheme.
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