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# plot

noun (a plot, plots); verb (plot, plots, plotted, plotting)

«plot» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The main events of a story, film or play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#m1)
2. A secret plan, often to do something wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#m2)
3. A small piece of land, such as for a garden or a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#m3)
4. (verb, maths) To mark points on a graph or map. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#m4)
5. (verb) To plan something secretly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#m5)

### In the lessons

In English lessons: the plot of a story. In maths: plot the points (2, 3) on the grid, plot a line graph. In gardening: a vegetable plot. Phrases: plot points, the plot thickens, lose the plot (slang: go crazy).

### Examples

- The plot of the book is very exciting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x1)
- Plot the point (3, 4) on the grid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x2)
- The villains made a plot to steal the crown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x3)
- We grow carrots on our plot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x4)
- Plot your results on a bar chart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x5)
- He's lost the plot! (slang: gone a bit crazy) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x6)
- The children plotted a surprise party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x7)
- The evil one's plot was successful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x8)

### Note

Doubles t: plotted, plotting. Maths: when plotting (x, y), go across first (x), then up (y). "Lose the plot" (UK slang) means become confused or angry.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means a small piece of ground, such as a field. It once means the field of Naboth, taken by King Ahab.

**Interpretation.** The field of Naboth shows that wrongs done to the innocent will be answered, as the prophets taught.

### Examples

- Now therefore take and cast him into the plot of ground, according to the word of the LORD.' (Prophets 2KI.9.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x9)
- But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great victory. (Prophets 2SA.23.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x10)
- And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. (Prophets 2SA.23.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/#x11)

### Note

Doubles t: plotted, plotting. Maths: when plotting (x, y), go across first (x), then up (y). "Lose the plot" (UK slang) means become confused or angry.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plot»](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/plot/): every meaning and example of this page parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plot.html) on Mova free.