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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spot•light /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/USA pronunciation n., v., -light•ed or -lit, -light•ing. n. [countable] - Show Businessa very strong light focused to pick out an object, person, or group, as on a stage, or the lamp producing this light:He blinked when the spotlight shone in his eyes.
- the area of public attention:[usually singular]Asia is in the spotlight now.
v. [~ + object] - to direct the beam of a spotlight upon.
- to make noticeable;
call attention to:The school principal got very nervous when parents spotlighted any problems.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spot•light (spot′līt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -light•ed or -lit, -light•ing. n. - Show Businessa strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- Furniture, Show Business, Electricitya lamp for producing such a light.
- a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights.
- the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention:Asia is in the spotlight now.
v.t. - to direct the beam of a spotlight upon;
light with a spotlight. - to make conspicuous;
call attention to:Newspapers spotlighted the story for a week. - Sportto hunt (animals) using a spotlight in order to temporarily blind or confuse them.
v.i. - Sportto hunt by using a spotlight.
spot′light′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spotlight /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/ n - a powerful light focused so as to illuminate a small area, usually mounted so that it can be directed at will
- the spotlight ⇒ the focus of attention
vb ( -lights, -lighting, -lit, -lighted)(transitive)- to direct a spotlight on
- to focus attention on
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