plotting

(verb) plan secretly, usually something illegal. Synonyms: plot. 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, plot.

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

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