plot
The main events in a book, movie, or play.
The main sequence of events that make up the story in a book, film, play, or other narrative work.
A small area of land for building or planting.
A small piece of land, often for building on or growing plants.
To make a secret plan to do something bad.
To plan secretly, especially something illegal or harmful.
To put marks on a map or graph to show information.
To mark points, lines, or areas on a chart, graph, or map according to data or measurements.
- Base: plot
- Plural: plots
- Base: plot
- 3rd Person Singular: plots
- Present Participle: plotting
- Past: plotted
- Irregular present participle: plotting Verb
- Irregular past: plotted Verb
bury the hatchet and bury the plot (rare) – OMIT? human review needed
1bury the hatchet and bury the plot (rare) – OMIT? human review needed
bury the hatchet and bury the plot (rare) – OMIT? human review needed
lose the plot
1Become confused or irrational
To stop understanding what is happening, or start acting strangely.
- I think he’s losing the plot after working all night.
- She lost the plot halfway through her speech.
to hatch a plot
1Create a secret harmful plan
To make a secret plan to do something bad.
- They hatched a plot to rob the bank.
- The soldiers were accused of hatching a plot against the leader.
plot twist
1Unexpected change in story events
A surprise change in what happens in a story or movie.
- The movie’s biggest plot twist comes at the very end.
- The film’s final plot twist shocked everyone in the cinema.
- That was an amazing plot twist I didn’t see coming.
- There’s a brilliant plot twist halfway through the novel.
- I love stories with a clever plot twist at the end.