Spot - Definition

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"