| Plot (plot) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Plot |
| [AS. plot; cf. Goth.
plats a patch. Cf. Plat a piece of ground.] |
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden
plot.
A plantation laid out.
A plan or draught of a
field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale.
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To make a plot, map, pr plan, of] to mark the
position of on a plan; to delineate.
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Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan,
of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some
purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an
intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.
A share in such a plot or scheme; a
participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability
to plot or intrigue.
A plan; a purpose.
In fiction, the story of a play, novel,
romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are
gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
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| Plot (plot) |
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| v. i. | (plt) |
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| Plot |
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To form a scheme of mischief against another,
especially against a government or those who administer it; to
conspire.
To contrive a plan or stratagem; to
scheme.
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To plan; to scheme; to
devise; to contrive secretly.
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