PLOT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
    • I saw through his little game from the start
    Hypernyms(s) plot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
    Usage Example(s)
    • the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
    Hypernyms(s) plot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
    Hypernyms(s) plot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a bean plot
    • a cabbage patch
    • a briar patch
    Hypernyms(s) plot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

PLOT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • plan secretly, usually something illegal
    Usage Example(s)
    • They plotted the overthrow fo the government
    Hypernyms(s) plot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make a plat of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Plat the town
    Hypernyms(s) plot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) plot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)