COUNTERPLOT (counterplotted, counterplotting)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: counterplotted    , counterplotting   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterplot mean? 

• COUNTERPLOT (noun)
  The noun COUNTERPLOT has 1 sense:

1. a plot intended to subvert another plot

  Familiarity information: COUNTERPLOT used as a noun is very rare.

• COUNTERPLOT (verb)
  The verb COUNTERPLOT has 1 sense:

1. make a plot in response to another plot

  Familiarity information: COUNTERPLOT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNTERPLOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plot intended to subvert another plot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

counterplan; counterplot

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)

• COUNTERPLOT (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)

 Context examples 

None of your plots against me; I'll counterplot you!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)