plot-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: plan, often secretly

Examples:
They plotted the overthrow of the government.
She is always plotting something!
They spent the weekend plotting out their new advertising strategies.

Mappings:
VerbNet: correspond-36.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: plot.01,plot.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: plan or locate, often by means of coordinates

Examples:
He could plot his points using stick-on high dots.
They plotted their course across the open sea.
She was able to plot her dead reckoning position relative to true north.
He plotted the three position lines from the stars on the map.

Mappings:
VerbNet: scribble-25.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: divide into plots

Examples:
Miles Ludlow plotted the town of Popperville in 1850.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: create the plot of a story

Examples:
Richardson plotted the movie well, but executed poorly.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM