spot
spot (spät)
noun
- a small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
- any of the pips used on playing cards, dice, etc.
- a playing card having (a specified number of) pips the ten spot of spades
- a flaw or defect, as in character or reputation; something blameworthy; fault
- a locality; place a good fishing spot
- any small area or space
- spotlight
- a small, edible, silvery, marine drum fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the W Atlantic with a black spot behind the gill cover
- Brit., Informal a small quantity; bit a spot of tea
- Informal position; situation; job
- Informal position or place in a schedule or listing
- Informal a spot advertisement or announcement
- Informal the advantage or handicap given an opponent
- ☆ Slang a nightclub
- ☆ Slang a piece of paper money of a specified value a ten spot
Etymology: ME < or akin to MDu spotte, akin to ON spotti, small piece (of ground)
transitive verb spot′·ted, spot′·ting
- to mark with spots
- to sully; stain; blemish
- to mark for future consideration
- to place in or on a given spot or spots; locate to spot men at strategic points
- Informal to put in a spot in a schedule or listing
- to be located at various places in or on
- to shine a spotlight on
- to remove (individual spots, marks, etc.) as in dry cleaning
- to pick out; detect; see; recognize to spot someone in a crowd
- to determine the location of (a target, the enemy, etc.)
- to correct the accuracy of (gunfire) for a gun crew
- to observe and report on (plays) as a spotter in sports
- ☆ Informal to allow as an advantage or handicap to spot an opponent points
intransitive verb
- to become marked with spots
- to cause a spot or spots; make a stain, as ink, water, etc.
- to act as a spotter, esp. for a gun crew or in sports
adjective
- that can be paid out or delivered immediately; ready spot cash
- involving immediate payment of cash
- involving cash transactions only
- made at random or according to an arbitrary sampling procedure a spot survey
- inserted between regular radio or television programs a spot advertisement or announcement
change one's spots
Informal to alter one's fundamental or distinguishing beliefs, behavior, etc.
hit the high spots
☆Informal to treat only the main points of a topic, as in a cursory discussion
hit the spot
Informal to satisfy a craving or need
in a (bad) spot
☆Slang in a bad situation; in trouble
on the spot
- on or at the place mentioned
- at once; immediately
- ☆ Slang in trouble or difficulty
- Slang in a position where something, as a reply, is expected of one
- ☆ Slang in danger, esp. in danger of death by murder
spot
n.
A dot
A place
point, locality, scene; see place 3.Small amount
minute quantity, little bit, pinch; see bit 1.
hit the high spots*
hurry, travel rapidly, make good time*; see speed.treat hastily, go over lightly, touch up;
hit the spot*
in a bad spot*
on the spot
Quickly
immediately, now, at once; see immediately.*In trouble
in danger, in difficulty, in a corner.
spot
v.
Object
- mistake: If you know anything at all about databases you'll know everything that follows and will probably spot mistakes in it.
- flaw: In fact, I couldn't really spot flaws of any kind.
Converse of object
- hit: Once you hit the top spot, there will have been millions of people who have read your mail.
- clinch: After clinching the top spot of European qualifying Group 8, Croatia enters its third consecutive World Cup with high hopes.
Adjective modifier
- hot: Last month the area was also made a ' hot spot ' for burglary.
- blind: Within the field of vision, all people have a blind spot on the retina of the eye which cannot receive visual images.
- soft: I still have a soft spot for the game.
- sheltered: The box should be set up in a sheltered spot, facing away from the worst weather.
- weak: Externally the bolts are exposed, avoiding potential weak spots where water may penetrate the timber.
- secluded: You will have the chance to meet people and work in some beautiful, secluded spots.
Modifies a noun
- kick: Sean Cronin and Jamie Rewbury scored spot kicks for City but the Bluebirds missed three times.
- height: Spot heights were taken at approximately 3 m intervals.
Noun used with modifier
- runner-up: He may have only one championship, but three runners-up spots, and a cup record that is simply second to none.
- beauty: Interviews were carried out in 2002, near some of Argyll's top beauty spots.
- picnic: A number of picnic spots with parking are to be found on the east side by the road.
- leaf: Carole diagnosed the tree as having a fungal problem, leaf spot.
- penalty: That goal, however, came from the penalty spot.
- trouble: These metrics are critical to calculate the network performance and to help identify any trouble spots in the network.
Preposition: of
- rain: Closing the album, just as the first fine spots of rain reach me, is ' Standing Around ' .
Preposition: for
- picnic: The canal plays host to a variety of wildlife and it is an ideal spot for a picnic and a spot of fishing.
We havecome to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now.
'Tis sweet to win, no matter how, one's laurels By blood or ink; 'tis sweet to put an end To strife; 'tis sometimes sweet to have our quarrels, Particularly with a tiresome friend; Sweet is old wine in bottles, ale in barrels; Dear is the helpless creature we defend Against the world; and dear the schoolboy spot We ne'er forget, though there we are forgot.
His name was Shadow, short for ShadowThat Comes in Sight, an old Indian name, Apache or Cheyenne. I very much approved of this.You don't want dogs called Spot or Pooch.You don't want dogs called Nigel or Keith. The names of dogs should salute the mystical drama of the animal life. Shadowöthat's a good name.
Give me a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.
Mrs. Stowe did not hit the sorest spot. She makes Legree a bachelor.
There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power stations. I hope that, encouraged now as patriotism, it may remain a habit! But it won't do any good, if it is not universal.
Hamelin Town's in Brunswick, By famous Hanover city; The river Weser, deep and wide, Washes its wall on the southern side; A pleasanter spot you never spied.
Close by the Hudson, inThe iron palaces of Art glare down On such as, wandering in the streets below, Perambulate in glamorous SoHo, A spot acclaimed by savant and by bard As forcing chamber of the Avant-Garde.
For there is a spot the size of a shilling at the back of the head which one cannever see foroneself.It is one of the good offices that sex can discharge for sexöto describe that spot.
Money, wife, is the true fuller's earth for reputations, there is not a spot or a stain but what it can take out.
Surprised by joyöimpatient as the wind I turned to share the transportöOh! with whom But thee, deep buried in the silent tomb, That spot which no vicissitude can find? 928
Before the starry threshold of Jove's court My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live inspher'd In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call earth.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves'eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. Thy teeth are like a flockof sheep that are evenshorn, whichcameup from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Thy two breasts are liketwo young roesthat aretwins, which feed among the lilies.Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and tothehill of frankincense.Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
The naturalist in England, in his walks, enjoys a great advantage over others in frequently meeting with something worthy of attention; here he suffers a pleasant nuisance in not being able to walk a hundred yards without being fairly tied to the spot by some new and wondrous creature.
Quand une femme frappe dans le coeur d'une autre, elle manque rarement de trouver l'endroit sensible, et la blessure est incurable. When one woman touches another's heart, she rarely has trouble finding the sensitive spot and the wound is incurable.
Browse dictionary entries near spot
- sporule
- sporulation
- sporulate
- sporty
- sportswriter
- sportswoman
- sportswear
- sportsmanship
- sportsman
- sportscast
- spot beam
- spot-check
- spot commodity
- spot market
- spot on
- spot pass
- spot rate
- spot trade
- spot welding
- spotless
