| n. | 1. | A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram. | |||
| 2. | A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; | ||||
| 3. | A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
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| v. t. | 1. | To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram. | |||
| 2. | To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; | ||||
| Noun | 1. | plan - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
| 2. | plan - an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" Synonyms: design | |
| 3. | plan - scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"Synonyms: architectural plan | |
| Verb | 1. | plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" Synonyms: be after |
| 2. | plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" | |
| 3. | plan - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" | |
| 4. | plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" Synonyms: design |
PLAN. The delineation or design of a city, a house or houses, a garden, a
vessel, &c. traced on paper or other substance, representing the position,
and the relative proportions of the different parts.
2. When houses are built by one person agreeably to a plan, and one of
them is Sold to a person, with windows and doors in it, the owner of the
others cannot shut up those windows, nor has his grantee any greater right.
1 Price, R. 27; 2 Ry. & Mo. 24; 1 Lev. 122; 2 Saund. 114, n. 4 1 M. & M.
396; 9 Bing 305; 1 Leigh's N. P. 559. See 12 Mass: 159; Hamm. N. P. 202; 2
Hill. Ab. c. 12, n. 6 to 12; Com. Dig. Action on the case for a nuisance, A.
See Ancients Lights; Windows.
| (language) | PLAN - Programming LANguage Nineteen hundred. The assembly language for ICL 1900 series computers. |
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