plot

(noun) a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal). Synonyms: secret plan, game. Examples: "They concocted a plot to discredit the governor." "I saw through his little game from the start."

(noun) a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation. Synonyms: plot of land, plot of ground, patch. Examples: "A bean plot." "A cabbage patch." "A briar patch."

(noun) the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.. Example: "The characters were well drawn but the plot was banal."

(noun) a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object.

(verb) plan secretly, usually something illegal. Example: "They plotted the overthrow of the government."

(verb) make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed. Synonyms: diagram.

(verb) make a plat of. Synonyms: plat. Example: "Plat the town."

(verb) devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet). Example: "The writer is plotting a new novel."