Underplot

[ʌndәplɒt]

(n.) A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it.

(n.) A clandestine scheme; a trick.

Editor: Tracy

n. [1]. Subordinate plot.[2]. Secret plot, clandestine scheme.

Editor: Stu

n. a plot under or subordinate to the main plot in a play or tale: a secret scheme a trick.

Editor: Maris