Definition of "spot"

spot

/spɒt/

noun
plural spots
1. A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
2. A stain or disfiguring mark.
3. A pimple, papule or pustule.
4. A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
5. A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
6. (slang, US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
7. A location or area.
  Quotations
  That spot to which I point is Paradise.
  1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […]; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873,
  "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is curs'd."
  1800, William Wordsworth, Hart-leap Well
  Yachvilli made it 6-0 with a second sweet strike from 45 metres after Matt Stevens was penalised for collapsing a scrum, and then slid another penalty just wide from the same spot.
  2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France‎
8. A parking space.
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  Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said.
  2011 March 23, “We asked mayoral candidates: Do you support 'dibs' on parking spots?”, in Chicago Sun-Times
9. (sports) An official determination of placement.
10. A bright lamp; a spotlight.
11. (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
12. A difficult situation.
13. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
14. (soccer) Penalty spot.
  Quotations
  The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot.
  2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC‎
15. The act of spotting or noticing something.
16. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
17. 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.
18. The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
19. (in the plural, brokers' slang, dated) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
20. (physics) An autosoliton.
21. (finance) A decimal point; point.
22. Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
23. Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
verb
third-person singular simple present spots, present participle spotting, simple past and past participle spotted
1. (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
  Quotations
  The campaign aimed to give commuters the confidence to trust their own instincts and intervene if they spot someone vulnerable who may be at risk of suicide, and to talk to them to interrupt their suicidal thoughts.
  2020 July 1, Ruth Sutherland, Neil Peters, “Answering the call”, in Rail, page 47
2. (US, slang) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
  Quotations
  “It’s close to payday, but you’re welcome to what I have. Maybe Wickliffe can spot me a few.”
  2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 185
3. (transitive, intransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
4. To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
5. To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
6. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
7. (dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
8. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
  Quotations
  Link not me in self same chain With the wicked-working folk, Who their spotted thoughts do cloak.
  a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the page number)”, in Fulke Greville, Matthew Gwinne, and John Florio, editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590; republished in Albert Feuillerat, editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia (Cambridge English Classics: The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney; I), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1912,
  If ever I shall close these eyes but once, / May I live spotted for my perjury.
  c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, Act V, scene ii
9. To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
10. (transitive, chiefly snooker and billiards) To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
11. (aviation, military, transitive) To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
  Quotations
  The aircraft is spotted on the catapult, and the console operator turns the crank to FIRST READY, causing the exhaust valve to close.
  1959, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3 & 2: Navy Training Courses, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, page 315
  This spotting order varies from carrier to carrier to suit the flight-deck layout. Certain aircraft must be spotted in a specific location to permit servicing, loading of ammunition, starting, maintenance, and so forth.
  1990, Mike Harvell, Airman, pages 9–37
12. (rail transport, transitive) To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
adjective
not comparable
1. (commerce, finance) Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.

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