counterplot

[ noun, verb koun-ter-plot; verb also koun-ter-plot ]

/ noun, verb ˈkaʊn tərˌplɒt; verb also ˌkaʊn tərˈplɒt /

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noun

a plot directed against another plot.

Literature. a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme.Compare subplot.

verb (used without object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.

to devise a counterplot.

verb (used with object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.

to plot against (a plot or plotter).

Origin of counterplot

First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + plot

Words nearby counterplot

counterperson, counterphobic, counterpin, counterplan, counterplea, counterplot, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoise bridge, counterpose, counterpressure

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Example sentences from the Web for counterplot

"We shall have a game of plot and counterplot before this ends, my man," he muttered.
Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession|Benjamin Wood
She was warned in time, and thereupon hatched a counterplot for his destruction.
The Beautiful White Devil|Guy Boothby
But you are entirely in the dark as to the purport of all this plot and counterplot?
A Traitor's Wooing|Headon Hill
The king is only, or he appears, tricksy because you compel him to wind and counterplot.
Vittoria, Complete|George Meredith

It was as though nature had stopped her orchestra in disgust at the plot and counterplot brewing on her darkened stage.
The Crime Doctor|Ernest William Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for counterplot

counterplot

/ (ˈkaʊntəˌplɒt) /

noun

a plot designed to frustrate another plot

verb -plots, -plotting or -plotted

(tr) to oppose with a counterplot

(intr) to devise or carry out a counterplot

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单词	counterplot
释义	counterplot [ noun, verb koun-ter-plot; verb also koun-ter-plot ] / noun, verb ˈkaʊn tərˌplɒt; verb also ˌkaʊn tərˈplɒt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterplot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a plot directed against another plot. Literature. a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme.Compare subplot. verb (used without object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting. to devise a counterplot. verb (used with object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting. to plot against (a plot or plotter). Origin of counterplot First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + plot Words nearby counterplot counterperson, counterphobic, counterpin, counterplan, counterplea, counterplot, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoise bridge, counterpose, counterpressure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterplot "We shall have a game of plot and counterplot before this ends, my man," he muttered. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession\|Benjamin Wood She was warned in time, and thereupon hatched a counterplot for his destruction. The Beautiful White Devil\|Guy Boothby But you are entirely in the dark as to the purport of all this plot and counterplot? A Traitor's Wooing\|Headon Hill The king is only, or he appears, tricksy because you compel him to wind and counterplot. Vittoria, Complete\|George Meredith It was as though nature had stopped her orchestra in disgust at the plot and counterplot brewing on her darkened stage. The Crime Doctor\|Ernest William Hornung British Dictionary definitions for counterplot counterplot / (ˈkaʊntəˌplɒt) / noun a plot designed to frustrate another plot verb -plots, -plotting or -plotted (tr) to oppose with a counterplot (intr) to devise or carry out a counterplot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to counterplot plot, sedition, scheme, treason, outwit, thwart, blank, league, fix, cabal, trickery, hookup, frame, practice, connivance, intrigue, trick, game, perfidy, disloyalty
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counterplot

noun

verb (used without object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.

verb (used with object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.

Origin of counterplot

Words nearby counterplot

Example sentences from the Web for counterplot

British Dictionary definitions for counterplot

noun

verb -plots, -plotting or -plotted

Words related to counterplot