I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a coup plot
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He was imprisoned for his part in a coup plot against the regime.
a plot/parcel of land (= a piece of land )
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They farmed a small plot of land.
a vegetable garden/patch/plot
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Anna was digging in the vegetable garden.
plan/plot a coup
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They were arrested and accused of plotting a coup against the government.
plot sth on a graph (= to draw marks or a line to show facts, numbers etc on a graph )
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The different values can be plotted on a graph.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
alleged
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Shortly before the elections the federal government had released details of an alleged plot to take Sabah out of the Federation.
little
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Looking back, he saw that, for almost a week, he had kept himself going with little schemes and plots .
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Genuine land reform is not about breaking up highly productive commercial farms into little plots for subsistence farmers.
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Some of the people had little plots of their own where they planted flowers.
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And anyway, there are always little plots .
small
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I have been growing small plots for some years, but have not yet solved the problem of threshing.
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All are welcome no matter if you only have a small plot .
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Apart from the small plots given to each member family for their house and garden, all the land is farmed collectively.
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A small cemetery plot had been added since my last visit.
■ NOUN
assassination
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Daley, as it turned out, seemed to be the only person who knew about an assassination plot .
burial
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Martin pressed himself back into the burial plot , his fear of it temporarily forgotten in the face of this new terror.
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I cried all the way back to the farm and then all the way to the burial plot in our west hill.
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The story of the purchase of Sarah's burial plot is comedy, and comedy frequently takes delight in debunking heroes.
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Bartering for a burial plot Genesis 22 has, not surprisingly, provided inspiration to many artists.
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It can not cover newspaper announcements, private burial plots or memorials.
coup
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Rumblings from recent abortive coup plots coupled with an erosion of army discipline have reportedly weakened Guei's grip on the military.
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On Aug. 1 the government announced that it had discovered a coup plot .
line
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He has no strength for a plot line , only images.
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Some children are fortunate in that their parents or teachers provide an excited audience for their ideas and plot lines .
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The stories had the melodramatic plot lines of comic books or soap operas.
twist
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This 1919 film is notable for its stunning expressionist sets and super plot twist at the end.
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And yet another plot twist was aired in court Wednesday.
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And so it's no surprise that at this point there's a plot twist to introduce the villains of the hour.
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But anyone seeking a fresh characterization or clever plot twist ought not to buy a ride on this Murphy vehicle.
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Small children in the audience could be heard objecting rather strenuously to this plot twist .
■ VERB
follow
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Look for anything that gives them a better chance of following the plot .
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This enables them to slip over the difficult words or phrases, while following the central plot .
hatch
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The court heard that a desperate financial crisis and debts of more than £40,000 drove Shooter to hatch his unsuccessful plot .
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One police source said Petrovits hatched the plot to take the child before he was born.
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The Witch King of Naggaroth hatched a new plot .
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Police believe this was when he hatched his plot to kill.
involve
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Klein next turned up in Rome, where he was involved in a plot to kidnap the pope.
kill
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Police believe this was when he hatched his plot to kill .
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Court hears of plot to kill Zia.
lose
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Minute by minute he lost the plot .
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Up to of soil per year were lost from these plots , which compares with less than per year from undisturbed forest.
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Starting with the bureaucratic senior officers who seem to have lost the plot on what policing should be about.
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That is where, alas, we may lose the plot .
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We think they have lost the plot .
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Unfortunately, half way through it loses the plot and its authenticity and sadly slips into excruciatingly painful white boy reggae mode.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hatch a plot/plan/deal etc
this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a plot to assassinate the President.
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a family plot
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Janis was suspected of masterminding a plot against US airlines in East Asia.
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The plot was boring, but the special effects were good.
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The plot was quickly discovered, and five men were arrested.
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The plot was so complicated that I was totally confused by the time I was two chapters in.
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The book doesn't have much of a plot , but it's characters are fantastic.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although the plot failed, the reaction it engendered is significant.
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But then the plot began to thicken.
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He is the first person to be buried in this family plot , which he has bought.
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Jeffrey's family and supporters suspected it to be a plot hatched by Captain Lake and his friends.
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The harbor; suddenly, was a coastal graveyard, one headstone overturning, and one plot coming undone.
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The second is currently being tendered, and the bids are to be invited soon for the third plot .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
out
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Companies often use details of education to plot out salary curves and promotion prospects.
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The design process in many cases begins on a computer, which is used to plot out a three-dimensional design.
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This should help us plot out the distribution of the staff round the factory at various times during those hours.
■ NOUN
chart
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He also looked over our shoulders while we plotted the charts , watching for any slip-ups.
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As the process runs, further sample means are plotted on the control chart .
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And then racing back to Huntingdon to plot a few more charts , sometimes hitch-hiking all the way to save the fare money.
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Confirmed individual reservations, walk-ins or chance guests are plotted on the chart as they occur.
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To determine the most appropriate international marketing strategy, products could be plotted on a chart similar to that below.
coup
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It was reported that he would be tried by a military court on corruption charges and for plotting an alleged coup .
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The prisoners are accused of plotting a coup against the Government.
course
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For plotting a course you had to have an accurate speedometer.
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These goals are the guiding buoys for firms plotting their course in the turbulent waters of electronic commerce.
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This pleased Lucy, who plotted their position and course .
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These principles essentially define the subject: they are the bearings that teachers need to take in order to plot their course .
curve
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When a sample with an unknown level of that element is analysed its concentration can be plotted on the calibration curve .
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Companies often use details of education to plot out salary curves and promotion prospects.
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Data plotting above the standard curve were considered to represent uplifted Bunter Shale section.
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We therefore also plotted individual dose-response curves of log plasma gastrin against the basal-subtracted acid output.
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For your heading-tape quantity, you will need to plot the curve as below and double the measurement.
data
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When plotting monthly or quarterly data , graph paper ruled into twelve divisions instead of ten is invaluable.
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Never try to fit a line before you have plotted the data to see if it is a sensible thing to do.
downfall
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Indeed, claim Thatcherites, it was the Blue Chips who plotted her downfall in November 1990.
figure
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This data is plotted in Figure 6. 1.
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The results are plotted in figure 9.10.
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The data plotted in Figure 3.28 clearly shows that the situation is, in fact, somewhat more complex than this.
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She plotted the figures on a large-scale map with the help of aerial photographs.
government
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At the end of August Kerensky abruptly denounced Kornilov for plotting to overthrow the government .
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Eighteen months later, Wei resurfaced when charges were brought against him for plotting to overthrow the government .
graph
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Another use would be in a graph plotting program to accept the mathematical equation you wished to plot.
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When scientists draw graphs they typically plot a scattering of points which show some pattern.
map
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She plotted them on a map .
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Its path is plotted on our star map , with its position marked every fifth morning.
murder
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He was one of twelve people accused of rigging bids on construction projects, intervening in union elections, and plotting murders .
strategy
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If they get there the men plot all kinds of strategies to get them out of such posts.
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Throughout the winter, Kea and Kathy had plotted strategies to gain the Working Groups wider acceptance in the parish.
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And as the dying merchant prince lay in bed, he plotted his last great strategy for the enhancement of Seattle.
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They spend far more time plotting strategy than they do wondering whether they should do the deals.
■ VERB
accuse
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The prisoners are accused of plotting a coup against the Government.
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These groups have also been accused of plotting to trigger more race riots in Oldham and Bradford.
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That morning Branson was inundated by telephone calls from his colleagues, accusing him of plotting to destroy them.
begin
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After completing the magnificent castle, Hengist began plotting his mastery of the kingdom.
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I also began to plot my departure from Paris.
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And so he began to plot .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Plotting against the government was punishable by death.
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She spent months plotting revenge.
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The court heard how Mrs Taylor and her lover had plotted the murder of her husband.
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The results are plotted in figure 6.1.
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Three men were charged with plotting to plant the biggest bomb ever in Central London.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cheaper flatbed plotters, capable of plotting on sheets of A4 or A3 size paper, can be interfaced to personal computers.
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Crumey has his fun, but plots his farce elegantly.
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Eddie is merely reactive plotting device.
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Hence, neither the historical dynamics of myths nor their impact upon present culture can be traced with confidence or systematically plotted.
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I intricately plotted the conversations beforehand.
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The results are plotted in figure 9.10.
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The same data are plotted in b but the species are categorised into three different life styles denoted by different symbols.