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5 definitions found 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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