'Underplot' definitions:

Definition of 'Underplot'

From: GCIDE
  • Underplot \Un"der*plot`\, n.
  • 1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. --Addison. [1913 Webster]