Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spot 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  spot 
 
  Sense  3 
  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot 
  =>  splotch 
  =>  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile 
  =>  speckle,  bespeckle 
  =>  spatter,  bespatter 
 
  Sense  4 
  spot 
  =>  freckle 
  =>  fox 
 
  Sense  5 
  spot 
  =>  freckle 
  =>  mottle,  dapple,  cloud 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spot 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  spot 
 
  Sense  3 
  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot 
  =>  splotch 
  =>  tarnish,  maculate,  sully,  defile 
  =>  darken 
  =>  speckle,  bespeckle 
  =>  spatter,  bespatter 
 
  Sense  4 
  spot 
  =>  freckle 
  =>  fox 
 
  Sense  5 
  spot 
  =>  freckle 
  =>  mottle,  dapple,  cloud 
  =>  harlequin 
  =>  stipple,  speckle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  spot 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  spot 
 
  5  senses  of  spot 
 
  Sense  1 
  descry,  spot,  espy,  spy 
  =>  sight 
 
  Sense  2 
  blemish,  spot 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
 
  Sense  3 
  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot 
  =>  change  surface 
 
  Sense  4 
  spot 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  5 
  spot 
  =>  mark 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  spot 
 
  spot  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  spot 
 
  Sense  1 
  descry,  spot,  espy,  spy 
  =>  sight 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  blemish,  spot 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot 
  =>  change  surface 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  spot 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  spot 
  =>  mark 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  spotted 
  chihuahuan  spotted  whiptail 
  common  spotted  orchid 
  little  spotted  skunk 
  liver-spotted  dalmatian 
  red-spotted  purple 
  rocky  mountain  spotted  fever 
  spotted  antbird 
  spotted  bat 
  spotted  black  bass 
  spotted  coral  root 
  spotted  cowbane 
  spotted  crake 
  spotted  cranesbill 
  spotted  dick 
  spotted  eagle  ray 
  spotted  fever 
  spotted  flycatcher 
  spotted  gum 
  spotted  hemlock 
  spotted  hyena 
  spotted  joe-pye  weed 
  spotted  lynx 
  spotted  ray 
  spotted  salamander 
  spotted  sandpiper 
  spotted  sea  trout 
  spotted  skunk 
  spotted  squeateague 
  spotted  sunfish 
  spotted  water  hemlock 
  spotted  weakfish 
  two-spotted  ladybug 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spot 
 
  The  verb  spot  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  descry,  spot,  espy,  spy  --  (catch  sight  of) 
  2.  blemish,  spot  --  (mar  or  impair  with  a  flaw;  "her  face  was  blemished") 
  3.  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot  --  (make  a  spot  or  mark  onto  "The  wine  spotted  the  tablecloth") 
  4.  spot  --  (become  spotted;  "This  dress  spots  quickly") 
  5.  spot  --  (mark  with  a  spot  or  spots  so  as  to  allow  easy  recognition;  "spot  the  areas  that  one  should  clearly  identify") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  spotted 
 
  The  adj  spotted  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  patched,  spotted  --  (having  spots  or  patches  (small  areas  of  contrasting  color  or  texture);  "a  field  patched  with  ice  and  snow";  "a  black-and-white  spotted  cow") 
  2.  besmirched,  damaged,  flyblown,  spotted,  stained,  sullied,  tainted,  tarnished  --  (especially  of  reputation;  "the  senator's  seriously  damaged  reputation";  "a  flyblown  reputation";  "a  tarnished  reputation";  "inherited  a  spotted  name") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  spotted 
 
  2  senses  of  spotted 
 
  Sense  1 
  patched,  spotted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  patterned)  ->  plain,  unpatterned 
 
  Sense  2 
  besmirched,  damaged,  flyblown,  spotted,  stained,  sullied,  tainted,  tarnished 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  blemished)  ->  unblemished 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  spotted 
 
  2  senses  of  spotted 
 
  Sense  1 
  patched,  spotted 
  =>  patterned  (vs.  plain) 
 
  Sense  2 
  besmirched,  damaged,  flyblown,  spotted,  stained,  sullied,  tainted,  tarnished 
  =>  blemished  (vs.  unblemished) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  spotted 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  spotted 
 
  spotted  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  spotted 
  spotted 
  unspotted 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spot 
 
  The  verb  spot  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  descry,  spot,  espy,  spy  --  (catch  sight  of) 
  2.  blemish,  spot  --  (mar  or  impair  with  a  flaw;  "her  face  was  blemished") 
  3.  spot,  fleck,  blob,  blot  --  (make  a  spot  or  mark  onto  "The  wine  spotted  the  tablecloth") 
  4.  spot  --  (become  spotted;  "This  dress  spots  quickly") 
  5.  spot  --  (mark  with  a  spot  or  spots  so  as  to  allow  easy  recognition;  "spot  the  areas  that  one  should  clearly  identify") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  spotted 
 
  The  adj  spotted  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  patched,  spotted  --  (having  spots  or  patches  (small  areas  of  contrasting  color  or  texture);  "a  field  patched  with  ice  and  snow";  "a  black-and-white  spotted  cow") 
  2.  besmirched,  damaged,  flyblown,  spotted,  stained,  sullied,  tainted,  tarnished  --  (especially  of  reputation;  "the  senator's  seriously  damaged  reputation";  "a  flyblown  reputation";  "a  tarnished  reputation";  "inherited  a  spotted  name") 

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