Spot | Mean of spot in English Dictionary

/ˈspɑːt/

• Noun
• a small area of a surface that is different from other areas
1. The wood still has some rough spots.
2. The chair's original paint is still visible in spots.
3. He fell through a weak spot in the ice.
4. The dog is black with a white spot on its chest.
5. There are wet spots on the floor.
6. a sore spot on his hand
7. He tries to cover up the bald spot on his head.
8. a bruised spot on the apple
• a small amount of a substance that is on something
1. The tablecloth had a couple of spots.
2. There were mud spots on the back of his pants.
3. rust spots on the metal
4. a spot of grease
5. There was a tiny spot of ketchup at the corner of her mouth.
6. There wasn't a spot of dust anywhere.
• a small mark or lump on your skin, on the surface of a plant, etc.
1. I noticed some red spots on my arms.
2. spots of rot on the leaf

• a particular space or area
1. This looks like a good spot for a picnic.
2. a sunny/shady spot
3. a quiet spot by the river
4. our family's favorite vacation spot
5. We had trouble finding a parking spot. [=space]
6. The battle happened exactly on/at this spot over 150 years ago.
7. There are spots in the essay where the writer drifts from his argument.
8. This is a good spot to stop the movie.
• a particular position in a competition, organization, program, etc.
1. The teams are battling for the last play-off spot.
2. The band deserves a better spot in the festival's lineup.
3. The talk show has been moved to a daytime spot.
4. He's trying out for a spot on the team.
5. With such a large lead, the team is in a comfortable spot.
• an appearance on a television or radio program
1. The host has several guest spots lined up tonight.
• a short announcement or advertisement on television or radio
1. advertising spots
• a difficult or embarrassing position or situation
1. When the truth came out, they found themselves in an awful spot. [=fix, mess, predicament]
2. You put me in a (tight) spot.
• a small amount of something
1. I had a spot of [=bit of] trouble putting the bicycle together.
2. How about a spot of tennis before lunch?
3. a spot of lunch
4. Just a spot of brandy, please.
5. They had a spot of bother with the Inland Revenue.
• to be very enjoyable or satisfying
1. That dinner really hit the spot. [=I enjoyed that dinner very much]
• to be much better than (someone or something)
1. They knock spots off the competition.
• right away at the place that has been mentioned
1. I offered him the job when he came for an interview, and he accepted the offer on the spot.
2. When the boss saw him stealing, he was fired on the spot.
• at the place where something is happening
1. She was on the spot reporting on the fire soon after the alarm was sounded.
• in a difficult or dangerous position or situation
1. The question put me on the spot.
• in the same location without moving forward or backward
1. running/jogging on the spot [=(US) in place]
• Verb
• to see or notice (someone or something that is difficult to see or find)
1. She spotted a deer in the woods.
2. He spotted a typo.
3. Can you spot [=recognize] the difference between the pictures?
4. The band's lead singer was recently spotted with a well-known actress.
• to give (an opponent) a specified advantage at the beginning of a race, game, etc., in order to make a competition more even
1. They spotted us five points, and we still lost.
2. (golf) He spotted him two strokes a hole.
• to lend (someone) a small amount of money
1. I'm a little short of cash. Can you spot me five bucks?
• to put (the football) at the appropriate place on the field in preparation for the next play
1. The official spotted the ball at the 10-yard line.
• to mark (something) with spots
1. A trail of blood spotted the snow.
2. His pants were spotted with mud. [=there were spots of mud on his pants]
• relating to goods or shares that are paid for and delivered immediately instead of at a future time
1. the difference between futures and spot commodities
2. the spot price of wheat/oil
3. the spot market
4. spot cash [=cash paid immediately for something]