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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spot \Spot\ (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. [1913 Webster] Out, damned spot! Out, I say! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish. [1913 Webster] Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card. [1913 Webster] 4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. "Fixed to one spot." --Otway. [1913 Webster] That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton. [1913 Webster] "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zool.) (a) A sciaenoid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette}, {masooka}, and {old wife}. (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}. [1913 Webster] 7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant] [1913 Webster] {Crescent spot} (Zool.), any butterfly of the family {Melitaeidae} having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings. {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field illumination; -- called also {spotted lens}. {Spot rump} (Zool.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa haemastica}). {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}. {On the spot}, or {Upon the spot}, immediately; before moving; without changing place; as, he made his decision on the spot. It was determined upon the spot. --Swift. [1913 Webster] Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spot \Spot\, v. i. To become stained with spots. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spot \Spot\ (sp[o^]t), a. Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence (Com.), on hand for immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as, spot wheat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spot \Spot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spotting}.] 1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant] [1913 Webster] 3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse. [1913 Webster] My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {To spot timber}, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: spot n 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" [syn: {topographic point}, {place}, {spot}] 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" [syn: {point}, {spot}] 4: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}] 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" [syn: {spot}, {speckle}, {dapple}, {patch}, {fleck}, {maculation}] 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" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}] 9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" [syn: {touch}, {spot}] 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" [syn: {spot}, {bit}] 11: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: {spot}, {pip}] 12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: {spotlight}, {spot}] 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" [syn: {blot}, {smear}, {smirch}, {spot}, {stain}] v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {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" [syn: {spot}, {recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell apart}] 3: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: {blemish}, {spot}] 4: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blob}, {blot}] 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" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: SPOT Smart Personal Object Technology (MS, Internet) From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: spot /spɔt/ mockery