Meaning

• A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

  "The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."

• A stain or disfiguring mark.

  "I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out."

• A pimple, papule or pustule.

  "I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots."

• A small, unspecified amount or quantity.

  "Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?"

• A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.

  "Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots."

• A location or area.

  "For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met."

• A parking space.

• An official determination of placement.

  "The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball."

• A bright lamp; a spotlight.

• A brief advertisement or program segment on television.

  "Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?"

• Difficult situation; predicament.

  "She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date."

• One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.

• Penalty spot.

• The act of spotting or noticing something.

  "- Whoops. Good spot."

• A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.

• 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.

• The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.

• (in the plural, brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.

• An autosoliton.

• A decimal point; point.

  "Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)"

• Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.

• Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.

Meaning

• To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.

  "Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."

• To loan a small amount of money to someone.

  "I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch."

• To stain; to leave a spot (on).

  "Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface."

• To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.

  "I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti."

• To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.

• To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.

  "I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me."

• To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.

  "Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do."

• To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.

• To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.

• To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.

  "The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot."

Meaning

• Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.

  "spot wheat; spot cash; a spot contract"