spot
19 ENTRIES FOUND:
- spot (noun)
- spot (verb)
- spot (adjective)
- spot–check (verb)
- spot–on (adjective)
- spotted (adjective)
- spotted dick (noun)
- spot check (noun)
- beauty spot (noun)
- black spot (noun)
- blind spot (noun)
- hot spot (noun)
- soft spot (noun)
- trouble spot (noun)
- warm spot (noun)
- bright (adjective)
- hit (verb)
- knock (verb)
- leopard (noun)
plural
spots
plural
spots
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPOT
[count]
1
a
:
a small area of a surface that is different from other areas
— often + on
—
see also beauty spot, sunspot
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The wood still has some rough spots.
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The chair's original paint is still visible in spots.
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He fell through a weak spot in the ice.
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The dog is black with a white spot on its chest.
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There are wet spots on the floor.
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a sore spot on his hand
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He tries to cover up the bald spot on his head.
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a bruised spot on the apple
b
:
a small amount of a substance that is on something
— often + of
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The tablecloth had a couple of spots.
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There were mud spots on the back of his pants.
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rust spots on the metal
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a spot of grease
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There was a tiny spot of ketchup at the corner of her mouth.
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There wasn't a spot of dust anywhere.
c
:
a small mark or lump on your skin, on the surface of a plant, etc.
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I noticed some red spots on my arms.
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spots of rot on the leaf
2
:
a particular space or area
:
place
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see also black spot, hot spot, nightspot, trouble spot, bright spot at bright
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This looks like a good spot for a picnic.
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a sunny/shady spot
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a quiet spot by the river
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our family's favorite vacation spot
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We had trouble finding a parking spot. [=space]
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The battle happened exactly on/at this spot over 150 years ago.
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There are spots in the essay where the writer drifts from his argument.
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This is a good spot to stop the movie.
3
:
a particular position in a competition, organization, program, etc.
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The teams are battling for the last play-off spot.
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The band deserves a better spot in the festival's lineup.
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The talk show has been moved to a daytime spot.
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He's trying out for a spot on the team.
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With such a large lead, the team is in a comfortable spot.
4
:
an appearance on a television or radio program
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The host has several guest spots lined up tonight.
5
:
a short announcement or advertisement on television or radio
6
:
a difficult or embarrassing position or situation
— usually singular
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When the truth came out, they found themselves in an awful spot. [=fix, mess, predicament]
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You put me in a (tight) spot.
7
British
:
a small amount of something
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I had a spot of [=bit of] trouble putting the bicycle together.
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How about a spot of tennis before lunch?
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a spot of lunch
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Just a spot of brandy, please.
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They had a spot of bother with the Inland Revenue.
a leopard can't change its spots
hit the spot
informal, of food or drink
:
to be very enjoyable or satisfying
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That dinner really hit the spot. [=I enjoyed that dinner very much]
knock spots off
British, informal
:
to be much better than (someone or something)
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They knock spots off the competition.
on the spot
1
:
right away at the place that has been mentioned
:
immediately
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I offered him the job when he came for an interview, and he accepted the offer on the spot.
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When the boss saw him stealing, he was fired on the spot.
2
:
at the place where something is happening
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She was on the spot reporting on the fire soon after the alarm was sounded.
3
:
in a difficult or dangerous position or situation
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The question put me on the spot.
4
British
:
in the same location without moving forward or backward
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running/jogging on the spot [=(US) in place]
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see also blind spot, soft spot
2
spot
/ˈspɑːt/
verb
spots;
spotted;
spotting
2
spot
/ˈspɑːt/
verb
spots;
spotted;
spotting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPOT
[+ object]
1
not used in progressive tenses
:
to see or notice (someone or something that is difficult to see or find)
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She spotted a deer in the woods.
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He spotted a typo.
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Can you spot [=recognize] the difference between the pictures?
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The band's lead singer was recently spotted with a well-known actress.
2
US
a
:
to give (an opponent) a specified advantage at the beginning of a race, game, etc., in order to make a competition more even
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They spotted us five points, and we still lost.
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(golf) He spotted him two strokes a hole.
b
informal
:
to lend (someone) a small amount of money
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I'm a little short of cash. Can you spot me five bucks?
3
American football
:
to put (the football) at the appropriate place on the field in preparation for the next play
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The official spotted the ball at the 10-yard line.
4
:
to mark (something) with spots
— usually used as (be) spotted with
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A trail of blood spotted the snow.
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His pants were spotted with mud. [=there were spots of mud on his pants]
3
spot
/ˈspɑːt/
adjective
3
spot
/ˈspɑːt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPOT
always used before a noun
finance
:
relating to goods or shares that are paid for and delivered immediately instead of at a future time
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the difference between futures and spot commodities
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the spot price of wheat/oil
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the spot market
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spot cash [=cash paid immediately for something]
