plot — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

   Sinonimi

   storyline

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as springs from the subject, then the winding up of the plot must be a probable consequence of all that went before.

2. An area or land used for building on or planting on.

   Sinonimi

   parcel

3. A grave.

   Esempi

   He's buried in the family plot.

4. A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.

5. A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.

6. A synopsis of a literary work.

7. A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

   Sinonimi

   scheme

   Esempi

   I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.

8. A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.

   Sinonimi

   conspiracyintriguemachinationscheme

   Esempi

   The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.

   The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.

   Altri esempi (2)

   I have o'erheard a plot of death.

   O, think what anxious moments pass between / The birth of plots and their last fatal periods!

9. Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

   Esempi

   a man of much plot

10. Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

    Esempi

    And when Christ saith, Who marries the divorced commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had any plot in the divorce.

11. A plan; a purpose.

    Sinonimi

    design

    Esempi

    no other plot in their religion but serve God and save their souls

12. Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.

    Uso

    • euphemistic
    • gergo

    Esempi

    Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.

Verbo

1. To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).

   Uso

   • intransitivo
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   They had plotted a robbery.

   They were plotting against the king.

2. To trace out (a graph or diagram).

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   They plotted the number of edits per day.

3. To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   Every five minutes they plotted their position.

   This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now standeth.

Sostantivo

1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

   Sinonimi

   secret plangame

   Termini più generali

   schemestrategy

   Esempi

   they concocted a plot to discredit the governor

   I saw through his little game from the start

2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

   Sinonimi

   plot of landplot of groundpatch

   Termini più generali

   tractpiece of landpiece of groundparcel of landparcel

   Esempi

   a bean plot

   a cabbage patch

   Altri esempi (1)

   a briar patch

3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

   Termini più generali

   story

   Esempi

   the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal

4. a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object

   Termini più generali

   chartgraph

Verbo

1. plan secretly, usually something illegal

   Termini più generali

   plan

   Esempi

   They plotted the overthrow of the government

2. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

   Sinonimi

   diagram

   Termini più generali

   draw

3. make a plot of

   Sinonimi

   plat

   Termini più generali

   map

   Esempi

   Plat the town

4. devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)

   Termini più generali

   planprojectcontrivedesign

   Esempi

   the writer is plotting a new novel