spot

1. noun

1)

a grease spot on the wall

Syn:

mark, patch, dot, fleck, smudge, smear, stain, blotch, blot, splash; informal splotch

2)

a secluded spot

Syn:

place, location, site, position, point, situation, scene, setting, locale, locality, area, neighborhood, region; venue; technical locus

3)

social policy has a regular spot on the agenda

Syn:

position, place, slot, space

4) informal

in a tight spot

Syn:

predicament, mess, difficulty, trouble, plight, corner, quandary, dilemma; informal fix, jam, hole, sticky situation, can of worms, pickle, scrape, hot water, Catch-22

2. verb

1)

she spotted him in his car

Syn:

notice, see, observe, note, discern, detect, perceive, make out, recognize, identify, locate; catch sight of, glimpse; literary behold, espy

2)

her clothes were spotted with grease

Syn:

stain, mark, fleck, speckle, smudge, streak, splash, spatter; informal splotch

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- on the spot