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Noun plot has 4 senses

plot, secret plan, game - a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
--₁ is a kind of scheme, strategy
--₁ has particulars:
counterplot, counterplan; intrigue, machination; conspiracy, cabal

Derived form: verb plot₁
plot, plot of ground, patch - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
--₂ is a kind of tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
--₂ has particulars: bed; garden
plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
--₃ is a kind of story
--₃ has particulars: action; storyline, plot line
plot - a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
--₄ is a kind of chart

Derived form: verb plot₃

Verb plot has 3 senses

plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"
--₁ is one way to plan

Derived forms: noun plotter₁, noun plot₁
Sample sentence:
They plot to move
diagram, plot - make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
--₂ is one way to draw

Derived forms: noun plotter₂, noun plotter₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
plat, plot - make a plat of; "Plat the town"
--₃ is one way to map

Derived form: noun plot₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something