1. subplot - Noun
2. subplot - Verb
A plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.
A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment.
subplot (third-person singular simple present subplots, present participle subplotting, simple past and past participle subplotted)
(transitive) To provide (a story) with a subplot.
One of our fundamental human needs is finding our partner that we hope we will stay with for the rest of our lives. You often find the same search in other genres. The mystery novel has a romance subplot. Literary novels often focus on that relationship but do not often end well. Lauren Willig
There's also a subplot about a guy who manages pop groups. Dave is a very ambitious boy, and he gets offered an audition but only wants to do it on his terms and conditions. He wants to maintain his integrity. Neil Tennant
Also have they forgotten about the subplot about Detmer having PTSD? Source: Internet
A leading subplot of Mourinho's tenure is his mission to turn Spurs from a bunch of "nice boys" into "intelligent", nasty winners. Source: Internet
Although the film's romantic subplot belongs to Cabot and Wray, established star Armstrong was chosen for the ad rather than the unknown Cabot. Source: Internet
Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz first tried, and then Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II attempted, but gave up and Hammerstein told Lerner "Pygmalion had no subplot". Source: Internet