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Dictionary definition for: Plot

1. (n) a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor" "I saw through his little game from the start"

2. (v) plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"

3. (n) a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot" "a cabbage patch" "a briar patch"

4. (v) make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

5. (n) the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"

6. (v) make a plat of; "Plat the town"

7. (n) a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

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