counterplot vs plot

counterplot and plot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counterplot	Yes	No	Yes	No
plot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plot is a hypernym of counterplot; that is, plot is a word with a broader meaning than counterplot:

counterplot: a plot intended to subvert another plot
plot: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

Other hypernyms of counterplot include game, secret plan.

As verbs, plot is a hypernym of counterplot; that is, plot is a word with a broader meaning than counterplot:

counterplot (noun)	plot (noun)
a plot intended to subvert another plot	a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
	the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
	a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
	a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

counterplot (verb)	plot (verb)
make a plot in response to another plot	plan secretly, usually something illegal
	make a plot of
	make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
	devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)