spot

n.

1. A place of relatively small and definite limits.
2. 1. A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
   2. A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.
   3. A stain or blot.
3. Games.
   1. A mark or pip on a playing card; a spade, club, diamond, or heart.
   2. A playing card with a specified number of such marks on it indicating its value.
4. Informal. A piece of paper money worth a specified number of dollars.
5. 1. A location; a locale.
   2. A point of interest: There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.
   3. A position or an item in an ordered arrangement.
6. Informal. A situation, especially a troublesome one.
7. A flaw in one's reputation or character.
8. A short presentation or commercial on television or radio between major programs: a news spot.
9. Informal. A spotlight.
10. pl. spot or spots. A small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of North American Atlantic waters, having a dark mark above each pectoral fin and valued as a food and sport fish.
11. Chiefly British. A small amount; a bit.

v., spot·ted, spot·ting, spots.

v.tr.

1. To cause a spot or spots to appear on, especially:
   1. To soil with spots.
   2. To decorate with spots; dot.
2. To harm; besmirch.
3. To place in a particular location; situate precisely.
4. To detect or discern, especially visually; spy.
5. To remove spots from, as in a laundry.
6. Sports. To yield a favorable scoring margin to: spotted their opponents 11 points.
7. Sports. To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).
8. Informal. To lend: Can you spot me $25 until payday?

v.intr.

1. To become marked with spots.
2. To cause a discoloration or make a stain.
3. To locate targets from the air during combat or training missions.

adj.

1. Made, paid, or delivered immediately: a spot sale.
2. Of, relating to, or being a market in which payment or delivery is immediate: the spot market in oil.
3. Involving random or selective instances or actions: a spot investigation.
4. Presented between major radio or television programs: a spot announcement.

idioms:

in spots

1. Now and then; here and there; occasionally.

on the spot

1. Without delay; at once.
2. At the scene of action.
3. Under pressure or attention; in a pressed position.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

spottable spot'ta·ble adj.

1. Broadcast time slot set aside to be filled by either a commercial advertisement or a public service message; also called occasion.

2. In a technical production sense, casual name for a spotlight.

3. Commercial time on local television stations, as distinguished from commercial time on a network. Within this context there are two types of spot purchases that can be made: (1) local spot-handled by an individual television station, with time bought in one market only, for the benefit of the audience in that particular market; (2) national spot-handled by a local television sales representative, with time bought by a national advertiser on an individual basis in more than one market.

In Foreign Exchange trading, on the spot delivery to meet immediate orders for purchase or sale of a currency at current market prices, normally in two business days. The rate quoted is the spot rate. For example, a dealer may agree on Tuesday to sell U.S. Dollars and buy Japanese yen for current delivery. The contract is completed on Thursday, when funds are exchanged and delivery takes place. The majority of foreign exchange current delivery contracts are settled with two-day delivery. An exception is the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso contracts traded in North American markets, where the delivery date is one business day forward; Tuesday orders are filled on Wednesday. See also Spot Market; Spot Next.

noun

1. A very small mark: dash, dot, fleck, pinpoint, point, speck. See marks.
2. A mark of discredit or disgrace: black eye, blemish, blot, onus, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish. Archaic attaint. Idioms: a blot on one's escutcheon. See marks, respect/contempt/standing.
3. A particular portion of space chosen for something: location, locus, place, point. See place.
4. A post of employment: appointment, berth, billet, job, office, place, position, situation, slot. Slang gig. See place.
5. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition: box¹, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight¹, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble. Informal bind, pickle. See easy/hard.
6. A tiny amount: bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. See big/small/amount.

verb

1. To mark or soil with spots: bespatter, blotch, spatter, splatter, splotch. See marks.
2. To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, install, locate, place, position, set¹, site, situate. See place.
3. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, detect, discern, espy, glimpse, spy. See see/not see.
4. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty: descry, discern, distinguish, make out, pick out. See see/not see.
5. To look for and discover: find, locate, pinpoint. See get/lose.

adjective

Having no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure: chance, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, random, unplanned. See planned/unplanned.

n

Definition: bad situation
Antonyms: benefit, boon, success

n

Definition: mark, stain
Antonyms: cleanness, plainness

v

Definition: mark, stain
Antonyms: clean

v

Definition: see, recognize
Antonyms: overlook

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n

A small circular area.

v. locate an enemy's position, typically from the air: they were spotting for enemy aircraft.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A means of avoiding giddiness while turning. Dancers fix their eyes on a chosen spot in the studio or theatre and during a sequence of one or more turns aim to keep focusing on it until the last possible moment, when they rapidly whip their heads around to ‘spot’ it again.

A small, roundish part of a surface which differs from the surrounding surface.

• s. disease — of turtles. See shell rot.
• s. map — a map with dots on it. Each dot marks where a case or some other incident of epidemiological interest occurred.

(DOD, NATO) 1. To determine by observation, deviations of ordnance from the target for the purpose of supplying necessary information for the adjustment of fire. 2. To place in a proper location. 3. (DOD only) An approved shipboard helicopter landing site. See also ordnance.

IN BRIEF: An area that is different than the area around it. Also: A particular place.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun. — Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Dansk (Danish)
n. - plet, sted, smule, dråbe, filipens, placering
v. tr. - plette, få øje på, opdage, observere, pletrense
v. intr. - blive plettet, tage imod snavs, regne let, dryppe
adj. - plettet, opdaget

idioms:

• a spot of    en plet af
• on the spot    på stedet
• spot check    stikprøvekontrol
• spot on    [sl.] præcis
• spot on time    lige på klokkeslæt
• spot out    bemærke, opdage
• spot remover    pletfjerner

Nederlands (Dutch)
plek, plaats, stip, vlek, reclamespot, positie, signaleren, (be)vlekken, zien, ontvlekken, verspreiden, plaatselijk

Français (French)
n. - tache, pois, point (domino), bouton, endroit, un peu de, goutte, situation embêtante, (Pub) spot publicitaire, (TV, Radio) temps d'antenne, position, (Cin, Théât) projecteur, (Sport) point de penalty, mouche (balle), (US) boîte de nuit
v. tr. - apercevoir, voir, reconnaître, repérer, observer, (US) concéder qch à qn, tacher
v. intr. - se tacher, se salir, tomber (des gouttes de pluie), (Mil) observer
adj. - tacheté, à pois

idioms:

• a spot of    une tache de
• in a spot    dans un endroit
• on the spot    (être) sur place, (être) sur les lieux
• put someone on the spot    mettre qn en mauvaise posture, mettre qn dans l'embarras
• spot check    contrôle surprise, contrôle fait au hasard
• spot on    dans le mille
• spot on time    trouver à temps
• spot out    reconnaître
• spot remover    détachant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stelle, Platz, Tupfen, Flecken, Pickel, Spot, Schandfleck
v. - beflecken, beschmutzen, orten, entdecken
adj. - sofort lieferbar, (TV) ursprünglich

idioms:

• a spot of    Fleck, ein bißchen
• in a spot    (fig.) in der Klemme sitzen
• on the spot    sofort, zur Stelle
• put someone on the spot    (fig.) jmdn. in Verlegenheit bringen, (Am.) jmdn. auf die Abschussliste setzen
• spot check    Stichprobe
• spot on    exakt
• spot on time    genau rechtzeitig
• spot out    jmdn. in der Menge erblicken
• spot remover    Fleckentferner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στίγμα, κηλίδα, λεκές, εξάνθημα, σπυράκι, θέση, τοποθεσία, τόπος, (Βρετ.) μικροποσότητα, διακριτικό σημάδι παιγνιόχαρτου κ.λπ., διαφημιστική σφήνα, σποτάκι, (καθομ.) ποτό μεζούρας
v. - (δια)στίζω, λεκιάζω, εντοπίζω, (καθομ.) ψιλοβρέχω, ψιχαλίζω

idioms:

• a spot of    λιγουλάκι, μια σταλιά
• on the spot    επί τόπου, ακαριαία, στη στιγμή
• spot check    αιφνιδιαστικός ή επιτόπιος έλεγχος
• spot on    εύστοχο, ακριβώς
• spot on time    ακριβώς στην ώρα του, στην κατάλληλη στιγμή
• spot out    εντοπίζω
• spot remover    καθαριστικό λεκέδων

Italiano (Italian)
scorgere, segnalare, macchiare, piazzare, località, puntino, posto, macchia, brufolo, spot pubblicitario, spot

idioms:

• a spot of    un chicco di
• in a tight spot    in cattive acque
• on the spot    immediatamente
• put on the spot    mettere alle strette
• spot check    sondaggio
• spot on    esatto, esattamente
• spot on time    puntualissimo
• spot out    scoprire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mancha (f), lugar (m), anúncio (m), ponto (m), pinta (f), espinha (f)
v. - manchar, notar, marcar

idioms:

• a spot of    uma pequena quantidade de
• hit the spot    satisfazer
• in a tight spot    num beco sem saída
• on the spot    imediatamente, no lugar certo, em situação difícil
• spot check    inspeção aleatória
• spot on    exatamente correto
• spot on time    na hora certa
• spot out    tirar as manchas

Русский (Russian)
пятно, место, район, область чувств, позорное пятно, прыщик, очко, небольшое количество (еды или питья), должность, номер (эстрадный), покрывать пятнами, испещрять, позорить, увидеть, опознать, установить местонахождение, расставлять по местам, правильно определять победителя в предстоящих соревнованиях, вставлять в расписание, в программу, дать фору

idioms:

• a spot of    небольшое количество еды или питья
• hit the spot    удовлетворять потребность или желание, приходиться по вкусу
• in a tight spot    в трудном, отчаянном положении
• on the spot    на месте, тут как тут, немедленно, сразу
• spot check    выборочная проверка или ревизия, проверка на месте без предупреждения, внезапная ревизия
• spot on    попадающий в цель, безошибочный, в самую точку
• spot on time    точное время
• spot out    обнаружить

Español (Spanish)
n. - sitio, emplazamiento, lugar, punto, espacio, mancha, granito, barrillo, cuña, proyector, foco, reflector
v. tr. - observar, manchar, ensuciar, quitar las manchas, mancillar, desdorar, marcar, señalar, reconocer, descubrir, distinguir, divisar, espiar, localizar, plantar, colocar, enfocar, esparcir
v. intr. - mancharse
adj. - entregado o pagado al acto, disponible, contante

idioms:

• a spot of    una pequeña cantidad, un poquito
• in a spot    en una situación difícil
• on the spot    en el acto, en el momento, en el lugar, en situación precaria, en peligro
• put someone on the spot    poner en un aprieto, abochornar, poner a alguien en una situación difícil en la que debe tomar una decisión
• spot check    inspección al paso, inspección al azar
• spot on    acertado, que da en el blanco
• spot on time    a la hora fijada, a tiempo
• spot out    identificar, localizar
• spot remover    quitamanchas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fläck, prick, finne, plast ställe, droppe, stänk
v. - få syn på, fläcka ned, känna igen, upptäcka, hitta, få reda på, identifiera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
斑点, 斑块, 污渍, 污点, 疤, 点缀, 认出, 玷污, 变污, 侦察敌方目标, 立即的, 当场做出的, 从事现金交易的, 现付的, 现场广播的, 现场报导的

idioms:

• a spot of    少量的
• on the spot    立刻, 当场
• spot check    抽样调查, 抽查
• spot on    完全正确的, 准确的
• spot on time    准时
• spot out    除去污点
• spot remover    除污剂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斑點, 斑塊, 污漬, 污點, 疤
v. tr. - 點綴, 認出, 玷污
v. intr. - 變汙, 偵察敵方目標
adj. - 立即的, 當場做出的, 從事現金交易的, 現付的, 現場廣播的, 現場報導的

idioms:

• a spot of    少量的
• on the spot    立刻, 當場
• spot check    抽樣調查, 抽查
• spot on    完全正確的, 準確的
• spot on time    準時
• spot out    除去污點
• spot remover    除污劑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 얼룩, 환락가, (인격의) 흠
v. tr. - ~을 찾아내다, 얼룩덜룩하게 하다, ~을 스포트라이트로 조명하다
v. intr. - 더러워지다, 빗방울이 조금씩 떨어지다, 경기 보조원 노릇을 하다
adj. - 즉석의, 현장에서의, 현금 거래의

idioms:

• a spot of    조금, 소량, 한 입[의 식사]
• spot on    아주 정확히, 정곡을 찔러
• spot out    여럿 중에서 알아채다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 斑点, しみ, ほくろ, 場所, 地点, 汚点, 少量, 位置, 立場, 現物, 職, 行楽地
v. - …にしみを付ける, しみが付く, 傷付ける, 配置する, 見付ける, ぽつぽつ降る, 染みがつく
adj. - その場での, 即座の, 現金取り引きの
adv. - ちょうど

idioms:

• a spot of    少しの, 一飲み
• hit the spot    満足させる, 申し分がない
• on the spot    その場に, 即座に, その場で, 現物で
• rooted to the spot    驚きのあまり動けなくなる
• spot check    抜き取り検査
• spot on    ぴったり正確な
• spot on time    時間どおりに
• spot out    しみを抜く
• spot remover    しみ抜き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مكان, بقعه, نقطه, لطخه, بثرة, مقدار قليل (فعل) اكتشف, تعرف على, رقط, نقط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקודה, מקום, כתם, חטטית, משרה, רבב מוסרי, מקום בשידור, קורטוב, טיפה, זרקור‬
v. tr. - ‮הכיר, זיהה, הבחין, הכתים, מיקם, איתר, הציב, הסיר כתם‬
v. intr. - ‮התלכלך, נתן יתרון (ליריב)‬
adj. - ‮מיידי, נעשה במקום, מזירת האירוע, לתשלום עם הקנייה, בדיוק‬

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