wikipedia|dab=plot
English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/pl�t/, SAMPA|/plQt/
(General American|US) IPA|/pl�t/, SAMPA|/plAt/
audio|en-us-plot.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Etymology
OE. plot

Noun
en-noun

1. The general course of a story including significant events that determine its course or significant patterns of events.
2. An area or land used for building on or planting on.
3. A plan to commit a crime.
4. A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

Synonyms
i-c|course of a story storyline
i-c|plan to commit a crime conspiracy, scheme

Derived terms
Gunpowder Plot
lose the plot
plotless
subplot
the plot thickens/plot thickens

Translations
trans-top|course of a story
Dutch: plot m/n, intrige, verhaal n,
French: intrigue f
Icelandic: ráðabrugg n
Italian: trama f
trans-mid
Polish: w�tek m
Portuguese: argumento m
Romanian: intrig� f
Spanish: argumento m
trans-bottom

trans-top|area of land used for building on or planting on
Dutch: perceel n
French: lopin m
Icelandic: reitur m, skiki m, blettur m, lóð f
trans-mid
Spanish: plano m
trans-bottom

trans-top|plan to commit a crime
Dutch: complot m, samenzwering f
French: complot m
Icelandic: ráðabrugg n
Italian: complotto m
trans-mid
Polish: spisek m
Spanish: complot m
Romanian: complot n
trans-bottom

trans-top|graph or diagram
Dutch: plot, diagram n, grafiek m
French: diagramme m, graphique m
Icelandic: teikning f, graf n
trans-mid
Polish: wykres m
Portuguese: diagrama m, gráfico m
Spanish: gráfica f, diagrama m
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|plot|t|ing

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

#: They had plotted'' a robbery.

1. transitive To trace out (a graph or diagram).

#: They plotted the number of edits per day.

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

#: Every five minutes they plotted their position.

1. intransitive To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.

#: ''They were plotting against the king.

Translations
trans-top|conceive
Dutch: bedenken
Icelandic: brugga launráð
Portuguese: conceber
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|trace out (a graph or diagram)
Dutch: plotten
French: tracer
German: plotten
Icelandic: kortleggja
Portuguese: traçar
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|mark (a point on a graph)
Portuguese: marcar
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Synonyms
i-c|conceive a crime|etc scheme

Category:English control verbs

Albanian

Adjective
plot

1. full

Category:Albanian adjectives

Croatian

Noun
plot

1. fence

Category:Croatian nouns

Czech

Noun
cs-noun|g=m

1. fence

Related terms
oplotit

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