1 a secret plan to achieve some purpose, esp. one that is illegal or underhand
a plot to overthrow the government
2 the story or plan of a play, novel, etc.
3 (Military) a graphic representation of an individual or tactical setting that pinpoints an artillery target
4 (Chiefly U.S.) a diagram or plan, esp. a surveyor's map
lose the plot
Informal to lose one's ability or judgment in a given situation
vb , plots, plotting, plotted
6 to plan secretly (something illegal, revolutionary, etc.); conspire
7 tr to mark (a course, as of a ship or aircraft) on a map
8 tr to make a plan or map of
a to locate and mark (one or more points) on a graph by means of coordinates
b to draw (a curve) through these points
10 tr to construct the plot of (a literary work)
(C16: from plot2, influenced in use by complot)
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