Plot

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

A plantation laid out.

A plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale.

To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.

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.

A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

A plan; a purpose.

In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire.

To contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme.

To plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly.

a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object

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

devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"