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COUNTERPLOT
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Irregular inflected forms: counterplotted , counterplotting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plot intended to subvert another plot
Synonyms:
counterplan; counterplot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("counterplot" is a kind of...):
game; plot; secret plan (a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal))
Derivation:
counterplot (make a plot in response to another plot)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a plot in response to another plot
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "counterplot" is one way to...):
plot (plan secretly, usually something illegal)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
counterplot (a plot intended to subvert another plot)
