| spot | |
| 1. s. 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. | |
| 2. s. A stain or disfiguring mark. | |
| I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out. | |
| 3. s. 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. | |
| 4. s. A small, unspecified amount or quantity. | |
| Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch? | |
| 5. s. (slang) 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. | |
| 6. s. 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. | |
| 7. s. A parking space. | |
| 8. s. (sports) An official determination of placement. | |
| The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball. | |
| 9. s. A bright lamp; a spotlight. | |
| 10. s. (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television. | |
| Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory? | |
| 11. s. Difficult situation; predicament. | |
| She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date. | |
| 12. s. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter. | |
| 13. s. (soccer) Penalty spot. | |
| 14. s. The act of spotting or noticing something. | |
| - You've misspelled "terrapin" here. | |
| - Whoops. Good spot. | |
| 15. s. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak. | |
| 16. s. A food fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. | |
| 17. s. The southern redfish, or (vern, red horse) , which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. | |
| 18. s. (in the brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. | |
| 19. s. An autosoliton. | |
| 20. s. (finance) A decimal point; point. | |
| Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25) | |
| 21. v. To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify. | |
| Try to spot the differences between these two pictures. | |
| 22. v. (finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone. | |
| I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch. | |
| 23. v. To stain; to leave a spot (on). | |
| Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface. | |
| a garment spotted with mould | |
| 24. v. To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain. | |
| I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti. | |
| 25. v. (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. | |
| 26. v. (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. | |
| 27. v. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation. | |
| 28. v. To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing. | |
| 29. v. 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. | |
| 30. adj. (commerce) Available on the spot; on hand for immediate payment or delivery. | |
| spot wheat; spot cash | |
