Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plot

4 senses of plot

Sense 1
plot, secret plan, game -- (a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start")
       => scheme, strategy -- (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)

Sense 2
plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patch -- (a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch")
       => tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel -- (an extended area of land)

Sense 3
plot -- (the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal")
       => story -- (a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines")

Sense 4
plot -- (a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object)
       => chart -- (a visual display of information)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb plot

4 senses of plot

Sense 1
plot -- (plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government")
       => plan -- (make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family")

Sense 2
diagram, plot -- (make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed)
       => draw -- (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse")

Sense 3
plat, plot -- (make a plat of; "Plat the town")
       => map -- (make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus")

Sense 4
plot -- (devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel")
       => plan, project, contrive, design -- (make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack")