The difference between Conduct and Plot

When used as nouns, conduct means the act or method of controlling or directing, whereas plot means the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

When used as verbs, conduct means to lead, or guide, whereas plot means to conceive (a crime, etc).

check bellow for the other definitions of Conduct and Plot

  1. Conduct as a noun:

    The act or method of controlling or directing

  2. Conduct as a noun:

    Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

  3. Conduct as a noun:

    The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

    Examples:

    "Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."

  4. Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):

    Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

  5. Conduct as a noun (obsolete):

    Convoy; escort; guard; guide.

  6. Conduct as a noun:

    That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

  1. Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To lead, or guide; to escort.

  2. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To lead; to direct; to manage

    Examples:

    "The commander conducted thousands of troops."

    "to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"

  3. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

    Examples:

    "He conducted himself well."

  4. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

  5. Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):

    To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

  6. Conduct as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

  7. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To carry out (something organized)

  1. Plot as a noun (authorship):

    The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: storyline"

  2. Plot as a noun:

    An area or land used for building on or planting on.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: parcel"

  3. Plot as a noun:

    A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

  4. Plot as a noun:

    A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: conspiracy scheme"

    "The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board."

    "The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot."

  5. Plot as a noun:

    Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

  6. Plot as a noun:

    Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

  7. Plot as a noun:

    A plan; a purpose.

  1. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To conceive (a crime, etc).

    Examples:

    "usex They had plotted a robbery."

  2. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To trace out (a graph or diagram).

    Examples:

    "usex They plotted the number of edits per day."

  3. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

    Examples:

    "usex Every five minutes they plotted their position."

  4. Plot as a verb (intransitive):

    To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.

    Examples:

    "usex They were plotting against the king."

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