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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spot \Spot\, a.
Lit., being on the spot, or place hence (Com.), on hand for
immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as
spot wheat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spot \Spot\, v. i.
To become stained with spots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spot \Spot\, 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.
Out damned spot! Out I say! --Shak.
2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils
purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
Yet Chloe, sure was formed without a spot. --Pope.
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.
4. A small extent of space; a place any particular place
``Fixed to one spot.'' --Otway.
That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.
``A jolly place,'' said he ``in times of old! But
something ails it now: the spot is cursed.''
--Wordsworth.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so
called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
6. (Zo["o]l.)
a A sci[ae]noid 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}.
7. pl Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for
immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]
{Crescent spot} (Zo["o]l.), any butterfly of the family
{Melit[ae]id[ae]} 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
ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.
{Spot rump} (Zo["o]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
h[ae]mastica}).
{Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.
{On}, or {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving
without changing place
It was determined upon the spot. --Swift.
Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;
blemish; place site; locality.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 garnment; to spot paper.
2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize;
to detect; as to spot a criminal. [Cant]
3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish,
as reputation; to asperse.
My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I
live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl
{To spot timber}, to cut or chip it in preparation for
hewing.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
spot
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: {topographic
point}, {place}]
2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv
programs or in a magazine) that is often used for
advertising
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
{smudge}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
4: a small contrasting part of something "a bald spot"; "a
leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "a fleck of red"
[syn: {speckle}, {dapple}, {patch}, {fleck}, {maculation}]
5: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific
performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the
progam"
6: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the
high points of the movie" [syn: {point}]
7: a place for entertainment; "night spot"
8: a job in an organization or hierarchy; "he ocupied a post in
the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {slot}, {office},
{place}, {situation}]
9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
[syn: {touch}]
10: (British) a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of
paper" [syn: {bit}]
11: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn:
{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}]
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}, {stain}]
v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {espy}, {spy}]
2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: {blemish}]
3: make a spot or mark onto "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
[syn: {stain}, {fleck}, {blob}, {blot}]
4: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
5: mark with a spot or spots; "spot the areas that one should
clearly recognize"
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