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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : spot |
| Phonetic Transcription : spɒt |
Definition of spotting
Origin :- c.1200, "moral stain," probably from Old English splott "a spot, blot, patch (of land)" infl. by Middle Dutch spotte "spot, speck." Other cognates are East Frisian spot "speck," North Frisian spot "speck, piece of ground," Old Norse spotti "small piece." It is likely that some of these are borrowed, but the exact evolution now is impossible to trace.
- Meaning "speck, stain" is from mid-14c. The sense of "particular place" is from c.1300. Meaning "short interval in a broadcast for an advertisement or announcement" is from 1923. Proceeded by a number (e.g. five-spot) it originally was a term for "prison sentence" of that many years (1901, American English slang). To put (someone) on the spot "place in a difficult situation" is from 1928. Colloquial phrase to hit the spot "satisfy, be what is required" is from 1868. Spot check first attested 1933. Spot on "completely, accurately" is attested from 1920.
- verb mark, stain
- verb see, recognize
- You may do this spotting, either as it appears in the pattern, or in almost any form you please.
- Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
- The KGB has the latest in equipment for spotting the location of an illegal station.
- Extract from : « Revolution » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
- How about spotting the Albatross from the air while she actually loads at sea?
- Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine
- He moved forward, spotting a hedge that had marked the edge of the garden.
- Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine
- When the jet came for him—spotting him with its night-fighter stuff—he tried to ram.
- Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster
- The two first mentioned had met with the good fortune of spotting a huge elk.
- Extract from : « Buckskin Mose » by Buckskin Mose
- In that case, there is no occasion for spotting the lost ball.
- Extract from : « Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements » by Various
- Said he never knew anyone with such a talent for spotting winners.
- Extract from : « The Smuggler's Cave » by George A. Birmingham
- "You've said it, Boy," remarked Dixie, and turned to his spotting again.
- Extract from : « Air Men o' War » by Boyd Cable
- Yes, yes, I see now; but who have they been spotting or shadowing?
- Extract from : « The White Rose of Memphis » by William C. Falkner
Synonyms for spotting
- besmirch
- bespatter
- blot
- blotch
- catch
- catch sight of
- dapple
- descry
- detect
- determinate
- diagnose
- dirty
- discern
- discover
- distinguish
- dot
- encounter
- espy
- ferret out
- find
- fleck
- identify
- locate
- maculate
- make out
- marble
- meet with
- mottle
- observe
- pepper
- pick out
- pimple
- pinpoint
- place
- point out
- sight
- soil
- spatter
- speck
- speckle
- splash
- splotch
- stipple
- streak
- stripe
- stud
- sully
- taint
- tarnish
- trace
- track
- turn up
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