Plots Meaning In Slang
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In real estate, a lot or plot is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner(s). A plot is essentially considered a parcel of real property in some countries or immovable property (meaning practically the same thing) in other countries. Means a portion of land held in one ownership and numbered and shown as one plot in a town planning scheme. REGISTRATION (Property). Registering the documents relating to the transfer, sale, lease or any other form of disposal of a property is compulsory by law under section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908. Plot is similar in meaning to the term storyline. 2 3 In the narrative sense, the term highlights important points which have consequences within the story, according to Ansen Dibell. 1 The term plot can also serve as a verb, referring to the writer's crafting of a plot (devising and ordering story events) or to a character's planning. Planting food plots is more difficult than most think, getting out there on the tractor and bushhogging and plowing and then planting. If you think hunting with bait or food plots is unethical or un natural that is fine, but please do not create a something primarily on what you think is right or wrong or what you do.
plot
(plŏt)n.1.a. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose: a garden plot.
2. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.
4. The pattern or sequence of interrelated events in a work of fiction, as a novel or film.
5. A secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose; a scheme.
v.tr.1. To represent graphically, as on a chart: plot a ship's course.
2. Mathematicsa. 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 write or develop the plot 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 form or take part in a plot; scheme: were plotting for months before the attack.
2. To write or develop the plot for a work of fiction: A good mystery writer must plot well.
plot′less adj.
plot′ter n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
| Adj. | 1. | plotted - planned in advance; 'with malice aforethought' aforethought, planned premeditated - characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; 'a premeditated crime' |
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addle-plot
obsolete One who disrupts or interferes with someone else's plans or enjoyment. If you want to have a good time, we can't invite that addle-plot.Father won't let us take the horses out today? What an addle-plot.
brew a plot
To conspire; to devise a secret plan. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be brewing a plot!My siblings and I are brewing a plot to surprise our parents with a trip for their anniversary.
kudzu plot
Any long-form narrative that branches off in many different, meandering directions in a manner that is overly or needlessly complicated, especially when they ultimately fail to be resolved in a meaningful or satisfying way. A reference to the kudzu, or East Asian arrowroot plant, an invasive vine that spreads rapidly. The author was so focused on world-building that he has ended up creating an impenetrable kudzu plot that, at this point, is more arduous than it is entertaining.It felt like the TV series was devolving into an overwrought kudzu plot at times, but the skilled creative team has wrapped the whole thing up in one of the most thrilling and satisfying conclusions in TV history.
lose the plot
1. To act in a disorganized, chaotic, or irrational manner. Primarily heard in UK. Roger seems to have lost the plot ever since his wife died.I'm sorry about last night. I had one too many drinks and just lost the plot.
2. To lose focus on one's primary objective, principle, or task. Primarily heard in UK. Our co-op had a really promising start, but we started catering to individuals too much instead and eventually lost the plot.
plot (something) on (something)
To trace or draw a route or path on top of or along something. We plotted a way home on a scrap of paper we found in my bag.Using the stars as a compass, we were able to plot a course on the map we'd brought with us.
plot (something) out
1. Literally, to plot data points on a graph. If you plot the equation out, you can see that it will approach zero for infinity without ever reaching it.After plotting the results out, it becomes clear that there is definite correlation between the two variables.
2. To create a detailed course or path by which to travel. We need to plot our path out before we start the hike, or we could end up getting lost.The navigation systems on the ship plot out our course automatically, but we can use these charts and the stars in the sky in case the computers fail.
3. To establish or devise the way in which one will do something. We brought together the heads of the departments to plot out the company's course for the next fiscal year.I think we should plot a strategy out in case this turns into a full-blown scandal.
plot against (something or someone)
To join together to form a scheme or plot to foil or defeat someone or something. The group was arrested for plotting against the monarch.His two younger brothers plotted against him to have him removed from the head of the company.
plot with (one)
To conspire, scheme, or make plans with one. I could hear Marcus plotting with his friend Jacob in the basement to go on some grand adventure in the mountains together.He was convicted of treason after being discovered plotting with enemy soldiers.
the plot thickens
cliché A situation or set of circumstances has become more complex, mysterious, interesting, or difficult to understand. A: 'This whole time I presumed he was working for my father, but it turns out my father has never heard of him!' B: 'Ooh, the plot thickens!'Now the plot thickens, as police have opened a line of inquiry into the governor's whereabouts on the date of the incident.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
brew a plot
Fig. to plot something; to make a plot. The children brewed an evil plot to get revenge on their teacher.We brewed a plot so that we would not have to help with dinner.
plot against someone or something
to make a scheme against someone or something. All the counselors plotted against the czar.We plotted against the opposing party.
plot something on something
to draw a route or outline on something. He plotted the course they would be taking on a map of the area.The captain plotted the course on a chart of the upper reaches of the Nile.
plot something out
to map something out; to outline a plan for something. I have an idea about how to remodel this room. Let me plot it out for you.I plotted out my ideas for the room.
plot thickens
Things are becoming more complicated or interesting. The police assumed that the woman was murdered by her ex-husband, but he has an alibi. The plot thickens.John is supposed to be going out with Mary, but I saw him last night with Sally. The plot thickens.
plot with someone
to scheme with someone. Mary looks as though she is plotting with Jerry to make some sort of mischief.I am not plotting with anyone. I am planning everything myself.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
plot thickens, the
Circumstances are becoming very complex or mysterious. Today this term is often used ironically or half-humorously, as in His companion wasn't his wife or his partner-the plot thickens. Originally (1671) it described the plot of a play that was overly intricate, and by the late 1800s it was used for increasingly complex mysteries in detective stories.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
lose the plot
INFORMALCOMMON If someone loses the plot, they become confused or crazy, or no longer know how to deal with a situation. Vikram's working so many hours as a junior doctor he's losing the plot completely and keeps mumbling about the people he's killed by falling asleep on the job.Famous people may be reluctant to link themselves with a store group that seems to have lost the fashion plot.
the plot thickens
People say the plot thickens when a situation or series of events starts to become even more complicated or strange. The plot thickens when he finds diamonds worth 6m euros hidden in a box of salt in the dead man's room.At this point the plot thickened further. A link emerged between the attempt to kill the Pope and the kidnapping of the American. Note: This phrase was widely used in 19th century melodramas, or popular plays that involved extreme situations and extreme emotions, and is now used humorously
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
lose the plot
lose your ability to understand what is happening; lose touch with reality. informal1997Spectator The truth is that we've lost the plot of great painting and have entered a new phase in which the criteria for judging work are…demonstrably shallow and trivial.
the plot thickens
the situation becomes more difficult and complex.
This expression comes from The Rehearsal ( 1671 ), a burlesque drama by George Villiers , 2nd Duke of Buckingham: ‘now the plot thickens very much upon us’.
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lose the ˈplot
(British English, informal) lose your ability to understand or deal with what is happening: You should have seen Jimmy yesterday. I really thought he’d lost the plot! OPPOSITE: get your act togetherthe plot ˈthickens
(often humorous) used to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand: Aha, so both Karen and Steve had the day off work yesterday? The plot thickens!See also: plot, thicken
plot against
v. To establish a plan to overthrow or ruin someone or something: The spies plotted against the government.
plot out
v.1. To place something on a graph: The students plotted out the equation and determined that it was a parabola. We determined the coordinates and plotted them out on the graph.
2. To establish some plan, path, or course: We plotted out the best route through the mountains. The captain plotted the ship's course out on the chart.
Plots Meaning In Slang Terms
3. To make a thorough analysis of some plan: The governor met with his top advisers to plot out a new strategy. Before we started the company, we spent six months just plotting it out.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
plot thickens, the
The situation is becoming increasingly complex. Originally the term was used to describe the plot of a play that was becoming byzantine in its complexity; it was so used by George Villiers in his 1672 comedy The Rehearsal (3.2). It was repeated by numerous writers and became particularly popular in mystery novels, from Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet (1887) on. Today it is often used sarcastically or ironically of some situation that is needlessly complex but scarcely meets the description of a sinister plot.
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