Plot
- Plot
- Plot Plot, n. [Abbrev. from complot.]
1. Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a
complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some
purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a
conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.
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I have overheard a plot of death. --Shak.
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O, think what anxious moments pass between
The birth of plots and their last fatal periods!
--Addison.
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2. A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any
stratagem or conspiracy. [Obs.]
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And when Christ saith, Who marries the divorced
commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had
any plot in the divorce. --Milton.
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3. Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or
intrigue. [Obs.] ``A man of much plot.'' --Denham.
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4. A plan; a purpose. ``No other plot in their religion but
serve God and save their souls.'' --Jer. Taylor.
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5. In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem,
comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually
unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
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If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as
springs from the subject, then the winding up of the
plot must be a probable consequence of all that went
before. --Pope.
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Syn: Intrigue; stratagem; conspiracy; cabal; combination;
contrivance.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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plot# — plot n 1 *plan, design, scheme, project Analogous words: *chart, map, graph 2 Plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal are comparable when they mean a secret plan devised to entrap or ensnare others. Plot implies careful planning of details … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Plot — may refer to: * Plot (narrative), the order of events in a narrative or any other type of story. **Plot device, an element introduced into a story solely to advance or resolve the plot of the story * a conspiracy * a chart or diagram * the output … Wikipedia
plot — [n1] plan, scheme artifice, booby trap*, cabal, collusion, complicity, connivance, conniving, conspiracy, contrivance, covin, design, device, fix, frame, frame up*, game, intrigue, little game*, machination, maneuver, practice, ruse, scam, setup … New thesaurus
Plot — Plot, n. [AS. plot; cf. Goth. plats a patch. Cf. {Plat} a piece of ground.] 1. A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A plantation laid out. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surv.) A plan or draught… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
płot — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. płocie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} ogrodzenie uniemożliwiające przejście; najczęściej zbudowane z wbitych w ziemię słupów połączonych poprzecznymi żerdziami, do których przymocowane są deski, paliki itp.; parkan … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
