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plot out

plot out verb: to plan out a plot for a story or to create a scheme or plan.

Verb

plot out (third-person singular simple present plots out, present participle plotting out, simple past and past participle plotted out)

  1. (transitive) To plan out a plot for a story or to create a scheme or plan.
    • I've plotted out a whole trilogy.

Forms of plot out

third-person singular presentplots out
present participleplotting out
past participleplotted out
pastplotted out

Questions about plot out

What does plot out mean?
Plot out means to plan out a plot for a story or to create a scheme or plan.
What part of speech is plot out?
Plot out is a verb.
What is the past tense of plot out?
The past tense of plot out is plotted out.

Words near plot out in the dictionary

  1. plot devices
  2. plot hole
  3. plot holes
  4. plot line
  5. plot lines
  6. plot out
  7. plot point
  8. plot points
  9. plot twist
  10. plot twists
  11. plot wheel

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