PLOT

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. a small area of planted ground , a small piece of land in a cemetery, a measured piece of land ; lot , ground plan , plat , the plan or main story (as of a movie or literary work), a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end ; intrigue , a graphic representation (as a chart), ~less adjective ~lessness noun Synonyms: see: ~ see: plan II. verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: 1588 transitive verb 1. to make a ~, map, or plan of, to mark or note on or as if on a map or chart, to lay out in ~s, 3. to locate (a point) by means of coordinates, to locate (a curve) by ~ted points, to represent (an equation) by means of a curve so constructed, to plan or contrive especially secretly, to invent or devise the ~ of (as a movie or a literary work), intransitive verb to form a ~ ; scheme , to be located by means of coordinates