spot in English dictionary

  • spot

    Meanings and definitions of "spot"

    • (sports) An official determination of placement.
    • A bright lamp; a spotlight.
    • (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
    • Difficult situation; predicament
    • (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter
    • (soccer) penalty kick
    • (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify
    • (finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
    • To stain; to leave a spot.
    • To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
    • (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
    • (dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
    • A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
    • A stain or disfiguring mark.
    • A pimple, papule or pustule.
    • A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
    • (slang, US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
    • A location or area.
    • adjective
      (commerce)
      Available on the spot; on hand for immediate payment or delivery.
    • noun
      A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
    • noun
      A stain or disfiguring mark.
    • noun
      A pimple, papule or pustule.
    • noun
      A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
    • noun
      (slang, US)
      A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
    • noun
      A location or area.
    • noun
      A parking space.
    • noun
      (sports)
      An official determination of placement.
    • noun
      A bright lamp; a spotlight.
    • noun
      (US, advertising)
      A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
    • noun
      Difficult situation; predicament.
    • noun
      (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting)
      One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
    • noun
      (soccer)
      Penalty spot.
    • noun
      The act of spotting or noticing something.
    • noun
      A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
    • noun
      A food fish ( Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
    • noun
      The southern redfish, or red horse ( Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
    • noun
      (in the plural, brokers' slang, dated)
      Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
    • noun
      An autosoliton.
    • noun
      (finance)
      A decimal point; point.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
    • verb
      (finance)
      To loan a small amount of money to someone.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To stain; to leave a spot (on).
    • verb
      To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
    • verb
      (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing)
      To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
    • verb
      (dance)
      To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
    • verb
      To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
    • verb
      To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
    • verb
      To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.
    • spot (glimpse, outline)
    • to spot, detect, recognize, capture, or see something or someone having been unknown, invisible, obscured, too distant, or otherwise not found before.
    • stain
    • pimple, pustule
    • a round or irregular patch of a different color
    • small amount
    • location or area
    • bright lamp; spotlight
    • a brief advertisement
    • see, pick out, notice or identify
    • loan money to somebody
    • stain; leave a spot
    • remove, or attempt to remove, a stain
    • noun
      an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
    • noun
      an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
    • noun
      a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
    • noun
      a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
    • noun
      a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
    • noun
      a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
    • noun
      a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
    • noun
      a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
    • noun
      a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
    • noun
      a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
    • noun
      a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
    • noun
      a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
    • noun
      a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
    • noun
      a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind"
    • verb
      become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
    • verb
      catch sight of
    • verb
      detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
    • verb
      make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
    • verb
      mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
    • verb
      mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"

    Synonyms of "spot" in English dictionary

    occupation, office, marking are the top synonyms of "spot" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of spot

    • spot ( plural  spots)
    • spot ( third-person singular simple present spots, present participle spotting, simple past and past participle spotted)
    • spot (not comparable)
    • spot (plural spots)
    • spot (third-person singular simple present spots, present participle spotting, simple past and past participle spotted)
  • Spot

    Meanings and definitions of "spot"

    • A popular given name for a dog.
    • proper
      A popular given name for a dog.
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