Scheme definition

(1) A schematic or preliminary plan

(2) An elaborate and systematic plan of action

(3) An internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

(4) A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

(5) A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

"A vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

(6) Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

(7) Devise a system or form a scheme for