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Spat vs. Spot — What's the Difference?

Spat vs. Spot — What's the Difference?

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Spat

A past tense and a past participle of spit1.

Spot

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it
Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

Spat

To engage in a brief quarrel.

Spot

A particular place or point
A nice secluded spot
An ideal picnic spot

Spat

To strike with a light spattering sound; slap.
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Spot

A small amount of something
A spot of rain
A spot of bother flared up

Spat

To slap.

Spot

Denoting a system of trading in which commodities or currencies are delivered and paid for immediately after a sale
The current spot price
Trading in the spot markets

Spat

A larva of an oyster or similar bivalve that has settled by attaching to a surface.

Spot

Short for spotlight

Spat

A cloth or leather gaiter covering the shoe upper and the ankle and fastening under the shoe with a strap
The waiter wore spats as part of his uniform.

Spot

A board for working plaster before application.

Spat

A brief quarrel.

Spot

A banknote of a specified value
A ten-spot

Spat

(Informal) A slap or smack.

Spot

See, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for
Andrew spotted the advert in the paper
The men were spotted by police

Spat

A spattering sound, as of raindrops.

Spot

Mark or become marked with spots
The velvet was spotted with stains

Spat

Simple past tense and past participle of spit
There was no sink in the room so we spat out the window.
If I had known you had a spittoon in the corner I would never have spat on the floor.

Spot

Rain slightly
It was still spotting with rain

Spat

(ambitransitive) To spawn. Used of shellfish as above.

Spot

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

Spat

To quarrel or argue briefly.

Spot

Give or lend (money) to (someone)
I'll spot you $300

Spat

To strike with a spattering sound.

Spot

A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.

Spat

To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.

Spot

A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.

Spat

The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.

Spot

A stain or blot.

Spat

A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.

Spot

A mark or pip on a playing card; a spade, club, diamond, or heart.

Spat

A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.

Spot

A playing card with a specified number of such marks on it indicating its value.

Spat

A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.

Spot

(Informal) A piece of paper money worth a specified number of dollars
A five spot.

Spat

(aviation) A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.

Spot

A small area
A bald spot.
An itchy spot.

Spat

A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
Get into a trivial spat over punctuality
Have a vicious spat with the cousins

Spot

A location or position
A good spot for catching fish.

Spat

A light blow with something flat.

Spot

A point of interest
There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.

Spat

An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

Spot

A position or an item in an ordered arrangement
The first spot in line.

Spat

A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.

Spot

(Football) The position of the ball for the line of scrimmage as determined by a referee after a play.

Spat

A light blow with something flat.

Spot

(Informal) A situation, especially a troublesome one.

Spat

Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension.

Spot

A flaw in one's reputation or character
A dark spot in his past.

Spat

A legging; a gaiter.

Spot

A short presentation or commercial on television or radio between major programs
A news spot.

Spat

A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; - chiefly in pl.

Spot

(Informal) A spotlight.

Spat

To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.

Spot

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 game fish.

Spat

To dispute.

Spot

Chiefly British A small amount; a bit
A spot of tea.

Spat

To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands.
Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.

Spot

To soil with spots
Soot spotted the curtains.

Spat

A quarrel about petty points

Spot

To decorate with spots; dot.

Spat

A cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles

Spot

To bring disgrace to; besmirch
Rumors that spotted his reputation.

Spat

A young oyster or other bivalve

Spot

To place in a particular location; situate precisely
Spotted their stores in smaller towns.

Spat

Come down like raindrops;
Bullets were spatting down on us

Spot

(Football) To position (the ball) determining the line of scrimmage after a play has been completed.

Spat

Become permanently attached;
Mollusks or oysters spat

Spot

To detect or discern, especially visually; spy
Spotted him on the subway.

Spat

Strike with a sound like that of falling rain;
Bullets were spatting the leaves

Spot

To remove spots from, as in a laundry.

Spat

Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

Spot

(Sports) To yield a favorable scoring margin to
Spotted their opponents 11 points.

Spat

Engage in a brief and petty quarrel

Spot

(Sports) To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).

Spat

Spawn;
Oysters spat

Spot

(Informal) To lend
Can you spot me $25 until payday?.

Spat

Clap one's hands together;
The children were clapping to the music

Spot

To become marked with spots
These dishes spot easily.

Spot

To cause a discoloration or make a stain.

Spot

To locate targets from the air during combat or training missions.

Spot

Made, paid, or delivered immediately
A spot sale.

Spot

Of, relating to, or being a market in which payment or delivery is immediate
The spot market in oil.

Spot

Involving random or selective instances or actions
A spot investigation.

Spot

Presented between major radio or television programs
A spot announcement.

Spot

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.
Why do ladybugs have spots?

Spot

A stain or disfiguring mark.
I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.

Spot

A pimple, papule or pustule.
That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.

Spot

A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?

Spot

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.

Spot

A location or area.
I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.

Spot

A parking space.

Spot

(sports) An official determination of placement.
The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.

Spot

A bright lamp; a spotlight.

Spot

A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?

Spot

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

Spot

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

Spot

(soccer) Penalty spot.

Spot

The act of spotting or noticing something.
You've misspelled "terrapin" here. —Whoops. Good spot.

Spot

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

Spot

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.

Spot

The southern redfish, or novern=1 (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.

Spot

Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.

Spot

An autosoliton.

Spot

(finance) A decimal point; point.

Spot

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

Spot

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

Spot

(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.

Spot

(finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.

Spot

(ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
A garment spotted with mould

Spot

To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.

Spot

To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.

Spot

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.

Spot

(dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.

Spot

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

Spot

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

Spot

To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.

Spot

To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.

Spot

To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.

Spot

Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.
Spot wheat
Spot cash
A spot contract

Spot

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
Out, damned spot! Out, I say!

Spot

A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot.

Spot

A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card.

Spot

A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
That spot to which I point is Paradise.
"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."

Spot

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

Spot

A sciænoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife.

Spot

Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.

Spot

To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper.

Spot

To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal.

Spot

To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse.
My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
If ever I shall close these eyes but once,May I live spotted for my perjury.

Spot

To become stained with spots.

Spot

Lit., being on the spot, or place;

Spot

A point located with respect to surface features of some region;
This is a nice place for a picnic

Spot

A short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

Spot

A blemish made by dirt;
He had a smudge on his cheek

Spot

A small contrasting part of something;
A bald spot
A leopard's spots
A patch of clouds
Patches of thin ice
A fleck of red

Spot

A section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance;
They changed his spot on the program

Spot

An outstanding characteristic;
His acting was one of the high points of the movie

Spot

A business establishment for entertainment;
Night spot

Spot

A job in an organization;
He occupied a post in the treasury

Spot

A slight attack of illness;
He has a touch of rheumatism

Spot

A small quantity;
A spot of tea
A bit of paper

Spot

A mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

Spot

A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Spot

A playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value;
An eight spot

Spot

An act that brings discredit to the person who does it;
He made a huge blot on his copybook

Spot

Catch sight of

Spot

Mar or impair with a flaw;
Her face was blemished

Spot

Make a spot or mark onto;
The wine spotted the tablecloth

Spot

Become spotted;
This dress spots quickly

Spot

Mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition;
Spot the areas that one should clearly identify

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