plot (pl t)n. 1. a. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose: a garden plot. b. A measured area of land; a lot. 2. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram. 3. See graph1. 4. The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama. 5. A secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose; a scheme. v. plot·ted, plot·ting, plots v.tr. 1. To represent graphically, as on a chart: plot a ship's course. 2. Mathematics a. To locate (points or other figures) on a graph by means of coordinates. b. To draw (a curve) connecting points on a graph. 3. To conceive and arrange the action and incidents of: "I began plotting novels at about the time I learned to read" (James Baldwin). 4. To form a plot for; prearrange secretly or deviously: plot an assassination. v.intr. 1. To be located by means of coordinates, as on a chart or with data. 2. To form or take part in a plot; scheme. [Middle English, from Old English.] plot  less adj.plot less·ness n. |
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| Adj. | 1. |  plotted - planned in advance; "with malice aforethought"premeditated - characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime" |
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