n. , v. /kown"teuhr plot'/ ; v. also /kown'teuhr plot"/ , n. , v. , counterplotted, counterplotting .
n.
1. a plot directed against another plot.
2. Literature. a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme. Cf. subplot .
v.i.
3. to devise a counterplot.
v.t.
4. to plot against (a plot or plotter).
[ 1590-1600; COUNTER- + PLOT ]