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Meaning of "underplot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERPLOT

underplot  [ˈʌndəˌplɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERPLOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underplot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERPLOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underplot in the English dictionary

The definition of underplot in the dictionary is a subsidiary plot in a literary or dramatic work. Other definition of underplot is an undercover plot.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERPLOT


complot
ˈkɒmplɒt
coplot
kəʊˈplɒt
counterplot
ˈkaʊntəˌplɒt
grassplot
ˈɡrɑːsˌplɒt
groundplot
ˈɡraʊndˌplɒt
marplot
ˈmɑːˌplɒt
outplot
ˌaʊtˈplɒt
overplot
ˌəʊvəˈplɒt
plot
plɒt
replot
riːˈplɒt
subplot
ˈsʌbˌplɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERPLOT

underpeopled
underperform
underpin
underpinned
underpinning
underpinnings
underpitch
underpitch vault
underplant
underplay
underpopulated
underpowered
underpraise
underprepared
underprice
underpriced
underpricing
underprise
underprivileged
underprize

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERPLOT

a bad lot
airline pilot
allot
autopilot
ballot
blot
building plot
Camelot
carpet plot
clot
Lancelot
lose the plot
maillot
Merlot
parking lot
pilot
slot
the lot
time slot
vacant lot

Synonyms and antonyms of underplot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underplot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERPLOT

Find out the translation of underplot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underplot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underplot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

underplot
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

underplot
570 millions of speakers

English

underplot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underplot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

underplot
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

underplot
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

underplot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুপ্ত চক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

underplot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underplot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

underplot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

underplot
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비밀리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underplot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình tiết phụ thuộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underplot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडरप्लॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikinci derecede kalan olaylar dizisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underplot
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

underplot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

underplot
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

underplot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

underplot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underplot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underplot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underplot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underplot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPLOT»

The term «underplot» is used very little and occupies the 178.260 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPLOT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «underplot» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «underplot» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underplot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERPLOT»

Discover the use of underplot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underplot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Poetry and letters-1807
[Exeunt Townley and Sarsnet, upon which Fossile re-enters, to him Underplot. Underplot. Harkee, friend. I never talk with one of your coat, b"ut I first tip him. Fojfile. Behold the lucre of a pimp ! between the pox abroad, and my plague at home, ...
Alexander Pope, Owen Ruffhead, 1807
2
A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: ...
Underplot. What a spirit does a jealous husband give to an intrigue ! Pray, (is he not a most egregious filly animal ? Fojstle. Not exceeding wife, indeed. Underplot . Rich ? Fojsde. He has money. Underplot. That will save the expence of her ...
Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles, Alexander Chalmers, 1807
3
Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist: A Popular Illustration of ...
Central Link Personage between Main Plot and Underplot : Gloucester (page 376). From the good side of. Crossing Sub-Actions, linking Main and Underplot, or different elements of the Main together. First Pair: the Main : Kent. i From the evil ...
Richard Green Moulton, 1893
4
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose: ...
UNDERPLOT. Harkee, friend. I never talk with one of your coat, but I first tip him. FOSSILE. Behold the lucre of a pimp ! between the pox abroad, and my plague at home, I find a man may never want fees. \Aside. ~\ Your honour's commands, I ...
Alexander Pope, 1806
5
The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes ...
^Underplot, in the Alligator, crawls forward; then rises up, and embraces her. UNDERPLOT. Thus Jove, within the serpent's scaly folds, Twin'd round the Macedonian queen. TOWNLEY. Ah ! [Shrieks. PLOTWELL. Fear not, Madam. This is my ...
Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles, 1806
6
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Verse and Prose
[Underplot, in the Alligator, crawls forward; then rises up, and embraces her. UNDERPLOT. Thus Jove, within the serpent's scaly folds, Twin'd round the Macedonian queen. TOWNLEY. Ah ! {Shrieks. PLOTWELL. Fear not, Madam. This is my ...
Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles, William Warburton, 1806
7
"Deep Play": John Gay and the Invention of Modernity
Locked in the museum with the newly arrived mummy and crocodile—actually Plotwell and Underplot in playhouse "Contrivance"—Townley witnesses yet another of the play's mock-combats: "a Contest of Beauty" between the two monsters.
Dianne Dugaw, 2001
8
Swinburne's Theory of Poetry: Innovations, Strategies, and ...
We have been dealing so tar with the ineffectual handling of the underplot. Properly handled, however, the underplot can make an indispensable contribution to the effect of the whole play. King Lear furnishes the perfect example of plot ...
Thomas E. Connolly, 1964
9
The Cambridge Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare criticism
The underplot thus introduces the idea that when Malvolio plays a role at odds with his real identity by appearing cross-gartered and smiling, he has unwittingly given diabolical forces the opportunity to usurp his identity for their own ends.
Catherine M. S. Alexander, 2003
10
The Cambridge History of English Literature
The Bugbears "5 the revival at Oxford in 1582, but by its adaptation about 1590, with considerable changes and in verse form, as the underplot of the anonymous Taming of a Shrew1. When Shakespeare remodelled the anonymous play, ...
Adolphus William Ward, 1934

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERPLOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underplot is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - review
Yet, I love it for its carefully concealed underplot, which hints to Maas' ambitions in regards to the scale of this series. Be sure not to miss a word! Overall, a page ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
2
New iOS keyboard Doodle Doodle provides great stickers for chatting
[prMac.com] Sofia, Bulgaria - Underplot Apps is pleased to announce the release of a new application "Doodle Doodle" which is available for download ... «prMac, Feb 15»
3
What I saw and heard in Dhaka
People did not get a whiff of any underplot at work. They put their good faith in the process: Yahya Khan went on to hold the elections, people cast their votes for ... «The Daily Star, Mar 14»
4
Monsters University: Sweet, Clever, Gorgeous, but Not Pixar's Best …
Cars 2 (2011) was no worse than most hectic, underplotted summer kids' movies, and better than many; still, upon its release there was much garment-rending ... «The Slatest, Jun 13»
5
Theatre review: The means to an Endgame
“Not an underplot!” prays Hamm, who tends to think in literary-dramatic terms (“haven't you ever heard an aside before? … I'm gearing up for my soliloquy”) ... «National Post, Nov 12»
6
Darling Companion
It's far from a great movie — an overwritten, underplotted vanity project that's a distant echo of what director Lawrence Kasdan (“The Big Chill,” “Grand Canyon”) ... «Boston.com, May 12»
7
Българско приложение-игра за учене на японски език пусна …
Притежателите на iPhone, iPod touch и iPad вече могат да ползват българско приложение-игра за учене по японски език, съобщиха от Underplot Apps. «Computerworld, Jan 11»
8
Pimpy – ново българско приложение за фото декорация с iPhone …
От Underplot Apps обещават в бъдеще да добавят и още много щампи в бъдеще, включително с обновявания с тематични пакети за Halloween, Коледа, ... «PC World, Aug 10»
9
A Ripping Yarn
Undaunted, Warner announced it would prolong its franchise by splitting the underplotted final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, into two movies. «New York Magazine, Jul 09»
10
Three Hours after Marriage at the Union Theatre
The plot centres on the newly and secretly married Dr. Fossile and Mrs. Townley and her two lovers Plotwell and Underplot. Letters are exchanged, disguises ... «London SE1, Mar 08»

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