Spotting Meaning and Definition

Word: Spotting

How to pronounce: ˈspɒtɪŋ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Example sentences: "Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers"

2. A particular place or point.

Example sentences: "A nice secluded spot"

3. A small amount of something.

4. Denoting a system of trading in which commodities or currencies are delivered and paid for immediately after a sale.

Example sentences: "Trading in the spot markets"

5. Short for spotlight

6. A board for working plaster before application.

Example sentences: "Place the hawk alongside the spot board and with the trowel in your working hand scoop some plaster onto the board about the size and shape of a loaf of bread."

7. A banknote of a specified value.

8. A bar or other drinking establishment (usually in a private home in a township) that operates without an official permit.

Example sentences: "Her father was at the spot with his friends"

Verb

Definitions:

1. See, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.

Example sentences: "Andrew spotted the advert in the paper"

2. Mark or become marked with spots.

3. Rain slightly.

4. Place (a ball) on its designated starting point on a billiard table.

5. Give or lend (money) to (someone)

Synonyms:

detection

discovery

finding

Antonyms:

take

Derivations:

spotted

spotty

spotter

spotted

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Spotting in Other Languages...

Spanish:

German: Spotting

French: Repérer

Italian: Macchiare

Turkish: Seçme