Plan

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.

A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition.

God's plans like lines pure and white unfold.

- M. R. Smith.

A method; a way of procedure; a custom.

The simple plan,
That they should take who have the power,
And they should keep who can.

- Wordsworth.

Body plan
etc. See under Body, Floor, etc.

v. t.

To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram.

[imp. & p. p. Planned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Planning.]

To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country.

Even in penance, planning sins anew.

- Goldsmith.

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" Synonyms: program, programme
	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" Synonyms: contrive, design, project
	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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