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plot
/plɒt/
noun
(authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
Similar: storyline
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
Similar: parcel
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
verb
To conceive (a crime, etc).
"They had plotted a robbery."
To trace out (a graph or diagram).
"They plotted the number of edits per day."
To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
"Every five minutes they plotted their position."
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