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

a particular place or point

a nice secluded spot

an ideal picnic spot

a small amount of something

a spot of rain

a spot of bother flared up

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

trading in the spot markets

the current spot price

a board for working plaster before application

a banknote of a specified value

a ten-spot

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

her father was at the spot with his friends

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

mark or become marked with spots

the velvet was spotted with stains

rain slightly

it was still spotting with rain

place (a ball) on its designated starting point on a billiard table

give or lend (money) to (someone)

I'll spot you $300