spot
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English spot or spotte, cognate with Middle Dutch spotte (“‘spot speck’”), Low German spot, and Old Norse spotti (“‘small piece’”). Also Old English splott (“‘spot, plot of land’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /spɒt/
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- Rhymes: -ɒt
[edit] Noun
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spot (plural spots)
- 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.
- (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.
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terms derived from spot (noun)
[edit] Translations
stain
pimple, pustule
a round or irregular patch of a different color
small amount
location or area
bright lamp; spotlight
a brief advertisement
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[edit] Verb
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to spot (third-person singular simple present spots, present participle spotting, simple past and past participle spotted)
- (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate or identify.
- Try to spot the differences between these two entries.
- (finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
- I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
- To stain; to leave a spot.
- Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
- To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
- I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
- (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) 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.
[edit] Translations
pick out, notice or identify
loan money to somebody
stain; leave a spot
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remove, or attempt to remove, a stain
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dance: keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /spɔt/
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
spot m. (no plural, no diminutive)
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spot
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
spot m. (plural spots, diminutive spotje)
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[edit] French
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- IPA: /spɔt/
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spot m. (plural spots)
- (physics) light spot
- blip (on radar)
- (cinematography, theater) spotlight, spot
[edit] Italian
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[edit] Noun
spot m. inv.
- spot (theatrical light; luminous point; brief radio or TV publicity)
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