countable/uncountable literaturea series of related events that make up the main story in a book, film etc. A second, less important story in the same book or film is called a subplot.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of films, stories and plays
act
action
ad-lib
2
countable a secret plan to do something bad, made by two or more people
an assassination plot
plot against:
a plot against the government
a plot to do something:
The two men are accused of a plot to bomb an American plane.
hatch a plot (=make it):
Between them, they had hatched a clever plot to claiminsurancemoney.
Synonyms and related words
Preparations and plans
preparation
agreement
plan
3
countable a piece of land used for a particular purpose, for example building a house or growing plants
Synonyms and related words
General words for land and miscellaneous areas of land
acreage
belt
border
3a
a small piece of land in a cemetery where you are buried when you die
a family plot (=where members of the same family are buried)
Synonyms and related words
Graves, tombs and burial places
barrow
burial ground
cemetery
phrases
lose the plot
the plot thickens
plot
noun
US /plɑt/
Other entries for this word
plotverb
the Gunpowder Plotnoun
the plot thickensphrase
plot holenoun at plothole
Word Forms
singular
plot
plural
plots
DEFINITIONS3
1
countable/uncountable literaturea series of related events that make up the main story in a book, movie, etc. A second, less important story in the same book or movie is called a subplot.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of movies, stories and plays
act
action
ad-lib
2
countable a secret plan to do something bad, made by two or more people
an assassination plot
plot against:
a plot against the government
a plot to do something:
The two men are accused of a plot to bomb an American airliner.
hatch a plot (=make it):
Between them, they had hatched a clever plot to claiminsurancemoney.
Synonyms and related words
Preparations and plans
preparation
agreement
plan
3
countable a piece of land used for a particular purpose, for example building a house or growing plants
Synonyms and related words
General words for land and miscellaneous areas of land
acreage
belt
border
3a
a small piece of land in a cemetery where you are buried when you die
a family plot (=where members of the same family are buried)
Synonyms and related words
Graves, tombs and burial places
barrow
burial ground
cemetery
phrases
the plot thickens
plot
verb
UK /plɒt/
Other entries for this word
plotnoun
sub-plotnoun
lose the plotphrase
the Gunpowder Plotnoun
the plot thickensphrase
plot holenoun at plothole
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
plot
he/she/it
plots
present participle
plotting
past tense
plotted
past participle
plotted
DEFINITIONS3
1
intransitive/transitive to make a secret plan with other people to do something bad
a woman who plotted the murder of her husband
He warned that they might be plotting a coup against the administration.
plot to do something:
The men were charged with plotting to overthrow the government.
Synonyms and related words
To make a secret plan
conspire
scheme
connive
1a
transitive to secretly plan to do something
The girls had been plotting Antonia’s party in greatexcitement.
Synonyms and related words
To make a secret plan
conspire
scheme
connive
2
transitive to mark on a map the way that a ship or plane travels
plot a course for something:
We plotted a course for one of the smallerislands.
Synonyms and related words
Maps, using maps and map making
atlas
A to Z
boundary
2a
to mark points on a graph
Synonyms and related words
To write a mark on a document
mark
tick
cross out
3
transitive literatureto invent the series of related events that make up the main story in a book, film etc
a denselyplottednovel
Synonyms and related words
Telling stories
narrate
weave
retell
plot
verb
US /plɑt/
Other entries for this word
plotnoun
the Gunpowder Plotnoun
the plot thickensphrase
plot holenoun at plothole
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
plot
he/she/it
plots
present participle
plotting
past tense
plotted
past participle
plotted
DEFINITIONS3
1
intransitive/transitive to make a secret plan with other people to do something bad
a woman who plotted the murder of her husband
He warned that they might be plotting a coup against the administration.
plot to do something:
The men were charged with plotting to overthrow the government.
Synonyms and related words
To make a secret plan
conspire
scheme
connive
1a
transitive to secretly plan to do something
The girls had been plotting Antonia’s party in greatexcitement.
Synonyms and related words
To make a secret plan
conspire
scheme
connive
2
transitive to mark on a map the way that a ship or airplane travels
plot a course for something:
We plotted a course for one of the smallerislands.
Synonyms and related words
Maps, using maps and map making
atlas
boundary
cartography
2a
to mark points on a graph
Synonyms and related words
To write a mark on a document
mark
check
cross out
3
transitive literatureto invent the series of related events that make up the main story in a book, movie, etc.