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spotting

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  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]: 
 
  spotting 
  n  1:  the  act  of  spotting  or  staining  something  [syn:  {staining}, 
  {maculation}] 
  2:  the  act  of  detecting  something  catching  sight  of  something 
  [syn:  {detection},  {catching},  {espial},  {spying}]




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