Definition of Plot
Plot
plot
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the main sequence of events in a story told in a book, play, movie, or other artistic work, as created and presented by the artist;
e.g. The novel has an interesting plot with lots of exciting moments.
(noun)
a secret plan made by a group of people for doing something, especially one that is harmful or illegal;
e.g. They feared he would reveal the whole plot to the authorities.
(noun)
a piece or area of land, usually modest in size, marked out for a particular purpose;
e.g. She was left a plot of land in her grandfather's will.
(noun)
a diagram, graph, or chart showing the relationship between two variable quantities;
e.g. The data was presented on a plot to make it easier to interpret.
(verb)
to make plans secretly as a group to do something, especially when the thing is harmful or illegal;
e.g. They spent many days trying to plot every detail of the heist.
(verb)
to create the sequence of events for a story as told in a book, play, movie, or other artistic work;
e.g. He likes to plot out his novels in this notebook.
(verb)
to draw out a position or route on a map, to mark data points on a graph, or to display data on a graph;
e.g. We want to plot out the route before beginning our road trip. She will plot the results of her experiment on a graph.
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