plot

Everyday

1. The main events of a story, film or play. tree →
2. A secret plan, often to do something wrong. tree →
3. A small piece of land, such as for a garden or a house. tree →
4. (verb, maths) To mark points on a graph or map. tree →
5. (verb) To plan something secretly. tree →

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 →
• Plot the point (3, 4) on the grid. tree →
• The villains made a plot to steal the crown. tree →
• We grow carrots on our plot. tree →
• Plot your results on a bar chart. tree →
• He's lost the plot! (slang: gone a bit crazy) tree →
• The children plotted a surprise party. tree →
• The evil one's plot was successful. tree →

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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →

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.