to lay a plot
11plot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diagram, plan, outline; field, enclosure, paddock, lot; scheme, conspiracy, intrigue, collusion. See region. v. conspire, machinate, scheme, intrigue; chart, plan, lay out. See cunning. II (Roget s… …
12lay — I v 1. put, place, set, rest, Inf. stick, leave, park, plant; set down, seat, settle; incline, lean. 2. drop, floor, lay low, prostrate; fell, knock or cut or strike down, sink. 3. lodge, submit, present, prefer, bring forward. 4. repose, impute …
13lay off — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abort, aestivate, belay, blueprint, boot, bounce, bound, break, breathe, bump, bust, call a strike, call it quits, can, cancel, cashier, cease, chart, circle in, circumscribe, close down, close shop, cut it… …
14lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, locate, position; informal stick, dump, park, plunk 2) the act laid the foundation for the new system …
15lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put (down), place, set (down), deposit, rest, position, shove; informal stick, dump, park, plonk; Brit.; informal bung 2) I d lay money on it …
16plot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small area of planted ground < a vegetable plot > b. a small piece of land in a cemetery c. a measured piece of land ; lot 2. ground plan …
17plot — {{11}} O.E. plot small piece of ground, of unknown origin. Sense of ground plan, and thus map, chart is 1550s; that of plan, scheme is 1580s, probably by accidental similarity to complot, from O.Fr. complot combined plan, of unknown origin,… …
18plot — I. n. 1. Plat, piece of ground. 2. Plan (of a piece of land), draught, sketch, outline. 3. Scheme (especially for a bad purpose), stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination, plan, project, combination. 4. Story, intrigue. 5. Contrivance …
19lay out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To spend] Syn. lend, put out (at interest), put up; see invest , spend 1 . 2. [To spread out] Syn. arrange, display, exhibit, set out; see display 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To plan the details or arrangements… …
20lay down a scheme — plan, make a plan, plot, make a scheme …
