plot
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Sense 1 noun
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
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Sense 2 verb
plan secretly, usually something illegal
They plotted the overthrow of the government
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Sense 3 noun
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
a bean plot
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Sense 4 verb
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
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Sense 5 noun
the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
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Sense 6 verb
make a plat of
Plat the town
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Sense 7 noun
a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
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Sense 8 verb
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
the writer is plotting a new novel
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plot |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | scheme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterplot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intrigue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conspiracy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | plot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | plotter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | plan |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cabal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterplot |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | scheme |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | tract |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bed |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | garden |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | schematization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | diagram |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | plotter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mapper |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | draw |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | graph |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | story |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | action |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | storyline |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | plot |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | map |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | plat |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | chart |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | design |