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spot /spot/ noun- A mark made by a drop of something wet
- A blot
- A small discoloured or differently coloured place
- A locality, place or limited geographical area
- A precise place, location
- An eruption on the skin, a pimple
- A moral flaw
- One of the marked points on a snooker or billiard table, from which balls are played
- A relatively dark area on the surface of the sun
- A small quantity of anything (informal)
- A spotlight (informal)
- A white pigeon with a spot on the forehead
- A name for various American fishes
- A job, piece (of work) (obsolete)
- A place of entertainment
- A place on eg a television or radio programme
- A turn, performance, esp a short one
- An awkward position or situation
- A spot deal or commodity (finance)
transitive verb (spottˈing; spottˈed)- To mark with spots
- To tarnish, eg a reputation
- To reprehend (Spenser)
- To pick out, detect, locate, identify, discern (informal)
- To watch for and record the sighting of
- To free from spots (often with out)
- To place on a spot, as in snooker
- To allow or yield an advantage, concession, etc to, esp in order to give (an opponent) an even chance of winning (informal)
- To lend or give (N American informal)
intransitive verb- To become spotted
- (of fabric) to be susceptible to spotting
- To rain slightly, with few and intermittent drops (usu as spot with rain) (informal)
adjective- On the spot, random (see spot check below)
- Of monetary or commodity transactions, etc, to be paid (usu in cash) or delivered immediately (as in spot market, spot price, etc)
- Involving payment in cash only
ORIGIN: Cf obs Du, LGer, spot, ON spotti spotˈless adjective - Without a spot or blemish
- Very clean
- Untainted
- Pure
spotˈlessly adverb spotˈlessness noun spottˈed adjective spottˈedness noun spottˈer noun Someone who or something (such as a plane) that spots, observes or detects spottˈily adverb spottˈiness noun spottˈing noun spottˈy adjective - Marked with spots
- Inconsistent, uneven
spot advertising noun Advertising by means of brief items, usu in dramatized form, on television or radio spotˈ-barred adjective (billiards) Under the condition that the spot stroke may not be played more than twice consecutively spot cash noun Money down spot check noun - A check made without prior warning
- A check of random samples to serve in place of a general check
spotˈ-check transitive verb spot dance noun A dance after which a prize is given to the couple spotlighted when the music stopped spot dealer noun (commerce) One dealing in the spot market spotˈ-fixing noun The illegal manipulation of an incident in a sporting contest by a participant spot height noun On a map, a number giving the height above mean sea level at that point spot kick noun (football) A kick made from the penalty spot spotˈlight noun - A, usu powerful, light that projects a circle of light on an actor, a small part of a stage, or that illuminates a small area
- Any adjustable, focused-beam lamp, such as a car lamp additional to fixed lights
- A focusing of attention (figurative)
transitive verb - To turn the spotlight on
- To draw attention to (figurative)
spot market noun (commerce) A market in which commodities are bought and sold for cash or immediate delivery spot-onˈ adjective (informal) - On the target
- Exactly right, accurate
- Precisely what is required, excellent
spot stroke noun (billiards) A stroke by which the player pockets the red ball from the spot, leaving his own ball in position to repeat the stroke spotted dick noun A pudding or loaf with currants spotted dog noun - A Dalmatian dog
- A spotted dick
spotted fever noun Any of several febrile diseases, such as cerebrospinal fever and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, characterized by small spots on the skin spotted flycatcher noun A European songbird (Muscicapa striata) spotted owl noun A N American owl (Strix occidentalis) spotˈ-weld transitive verb To join metal with single circular welds noun A weld of this kind spotˈ-welder noun high spot The most memorable or exciting moment in a spot In a difficult situation knock (the) spots off To surpass or outdo easily on the spot - At the very place
- There and then
- Alert, equal to the occasion
- In difficulty or danger (eg put on the spot, orig to doom to be murdered) (on-the-spotˈ adjective)
soft spot (informal) - Affectionate feeling or weakness (for)
- A fontanelle (informal)
tight spot (informal) A dangerous or difficult situation weak spot (informal) - A weakness
- An area in which one is not knowledgeable
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