spot meaning and definition

SPOT noun

Definition of spot (noun)

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
   • "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
   • synonyms: place, topographic point
2. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
3. an outstanding characteristic
   • "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
   • synonyms: point
4. a blemish made by dirt
   • "he had a smudge on his cheek"
   • synonyms: blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge
5. a small contrasting part of something
   • "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
   • synonyms: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle
6. a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
   • "they changed his spot on the program"
7. a business establishment for entertainment
   • "night spot"
8. a job in an organization
   • "he occupied a post in the treasury"
   • synonyms: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation
9. a slight attack of illness
   • "he has a touch of rheumatism"
   • synonyms: touch
10. a small piece or quantity of something
    • "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind"
    • synonyms: bit
11. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
    • synonyms: pip
12. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
    • synonyms: spotlight
13. a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
    • "an eight-spot"
14. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    • "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
    • synonyms: blot, smear, smirch, stain

SPOT verb

Definition of spot (verb)

1. catch sight of
   • synonyms: descry, espy, spy
2. detect with the senses
   • "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
   • synonyms: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, tell apart
3. mar or impair with a flaw
   • "her face was blemished"
   • synonyms: blemish
4. make a spot or mark onto
   • "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
   • synonyms: blob, blot, fleck
5. become spotted
   • "This dress spots quickly"
6. mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
   • "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"