plot
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noun
1 plan
ADJECTIVE
▪ evil, fiendish
▪ alleged
▪ assassination, coup, murder, terrorist
VERB + PLOT
▪ hatch
▪ uncover
▪ foil
PREPOSITION
▪ plot against
▪ They had taken part in a plot against the king.
▪ plot by
▪ The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president.
2 events in a story
ADJECTIVE
▪ simple
▪ complex, complicated
▪ basic
▪ main
VERB + PLOT
▪ construct
▪ She has constructed a complicated plot, with a large cast of characters.
▪ advance
▪ This car chase does nothing to advance the plot.
▪ give away
▪ I don't want to give away the plot to anyone who hasn't seen the movie.
PLOT + VERB
▪ develop, unfold
▪ involve, revolve around
▪ The main plot revolves around a suspicious death.
PLOT + NOUN
▪ development
▪ twist
▪ There is a clever plot twist near the end of the film.
▪ device
PHRASES
▪ a twist in the plot, a twist of the plot
▪ There are several unexpected twists in the plot before the murderer is revealed.
3 piece of land
ADJECTIVE
▪ garden, vegetable
▪ farm
▪ building (esp. BrE)
▪ burial
▪ small
▪ 10-acre, 12-acre, etc.
▪ They own a five-acre plot of land.
▪ family, private
VERB + PLOT
▪ work
PLOT + VERB
▪ measure sth
▪ a plot measuring 10 m by 20 m
PHRASES
▪ a plot of land
{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb
1 make secret plans
ADVERB
▪ allegedly
▪ secretly
▪ carefully
▪ The killings were carefully plotted and not impulsive.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪ He was arrested on suspicion of plotting against the king.
▪ with
▪ Taylor plotted with his daughter to murder her husband.
PHRASES
▪ accuse sb of plotting sth
2 mark sth on a chart
ADVERB
▪ accurately
▪ The positions of the finds are accurately plotted.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪ Greenhouse temperature can be plotted against plant growth.
▪ on
▪ The figures are plotted on a graph.
Plot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑
assassination, ↑
coup, ↑
course, ↑
curve, ↑
downfall, ↑
escape, ↑
move, ↑
murder, ↑
overthrow, ↑
revenge, ↑
strategy
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plot — plot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Plot’s — Plot s! Entwickler mhs Studio (Maik Heinzig) Publisher … Deutsch Wikipedia
plot — [ plo ] n. m. • 1890; techn. 1765; « billot » 1290; crois. lat. plautus « plat » avec germ. blok 1 ♦ Pièce métallique permettant d établir un contact, une connexion électrique. Les plots d un commutateur, d un billard électrique. ♢ Télédétect.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
plot# — plot n 1 *plan, design, scheme, project Analogous words: *chart, map, graph 2 Plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal are comparable when they mean a secret plan devised to entrap or ensnare others. Plot implies careful planning of details … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Plot — Plot, n. [Abbrev. from complot.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plot — PLOT, ploturi, s.n. 1. Piesă de contact electric constituită dintr un cilindru sau dintr o prismă metalică, fixată într o placă de material electroizolant sau pe suprafaţa acesteia, legată la un circuit electric. 2. Placă turnantă la încrucişarea … Dicționar Român
plot — [plät] n. [ME < OE, piece of land: some meanings infl. by COMPLOT] 1. a small area of ground marked off for some special use [garden plot, cemetery plot] 2. a chart or diagram, as of a building or estate 3. [short for COMPLOT] a secret,… … English World dictionary
Plot — may refer to: * Plot (narrative), the order of events in a narrative or any other type of story. **Plot device, an element introduced into a story solely to advance or resolve the plot of the story * a conspiracy * a chart or diagram * the output … Wikipedia
plot — [n1] plan, scheme artifice, booby trap*, cabal, collusion, complicity, connivance, conniving, conspiracy, contrivance, covin, design, device, fix, frame, frame up*, game, intrigue, little game*, machination, maneuver, practice, ruse, scam, setup … New thesaurus
Plot — Plot, n. [AS. plot; cf. Goth. plats a patch. Cf. {Plat} a piece of ground.] 1. A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A plantation laid out. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surv.) A plan or draught… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
płot — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. płocie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} ogrodzenie uniemożliwiające przejście; najczęściej zbudowane z wbitych w ziemię słupów połączonych poprzecznymi żerdziami, do których przymocowane są deski, paliki itp.; parkan … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
