| • | 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. |
