spot meaning
EN
[spɒt] [spɑt] 
US WSpot
- Spot or SPOT may refer to:
FR spot 
- NounPLspots
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
- A stain or disfiguring mark.
- I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
- A pimple, papule or pustule.
- That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
- I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
- A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
- Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?
- (slang, US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
- Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
- A location or area.
- I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
- For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
- A parking space.
- Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said.
- (sports) An official determination of placement.
- The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
- A bright lamp; a spotlight.
- (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
- Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
- Difficult situation; predicament.
- She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
- (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
- (soccer) Penalty spot.
- 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.
- The act of spotting or noticing something.
- - You've misspelled "terrapin" here.
- - Whoops. Good spot.
- A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
- A food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
- The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
- (in the plural, brokers' slang, dated) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
- An autosoliton.
- (finance) A decimal point; point.
- Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- VerbSGspotsPRspottingPT, PPspotted
- (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
- Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
- (finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
- I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
- Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
- a garment spotted with mould
- To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
- I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
- (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
- I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
- (dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
- Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
- To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
- To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
- To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.
- The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
- (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
- Adjective
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
- They do not measure each one, but they do a spot check on a few parts before shipping.
- The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- 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.
- He thought his stetson made him look like a cowboy. At least it covered his bald spot.
- I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of spot in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "spot" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.