underplot

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ plot. === Pronunciation === === Noun === underplot (plural underplots) A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story. A secret scheme or trick. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === underplot (third-person singular simple present underplots, present participle underplotting, simple past and past participle underplotted) (intransitive) To form secret schemes or plots. ==== Derived terms ==== underplotter