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What does spot mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word spot? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
  2. A stain or disfiguring mark.
  3. A pimple, papule or pustule.
  4. A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
  5. (slang, US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
  6. A location or area.
  7. A parking space.
  8. (sports) An official determination of placement.
  9. A bright lamp; a spotlight.
  10. (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
  11. Difficult situation; predicament.
  12. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
  13. (soccer) Penalty spot.
  14. The act of spotting or noticing something.
  15. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
  16. A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
  17. The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
  18. (plural) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
  19. An autosoliton.
  20. (finance) A decimal point; point.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
  2. (finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
  3. (transitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
  4. To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
  5. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
  6. (dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
  7. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
  8. To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
  9. To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.
Adjective
  1. (commerce) Available on the spot; on hand for immediate payment or delivery.
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