spot

SPOT, noun [We see this word is of the family of spatter, and that the radical sense is to throw or thrust. A spot is made by spattering or sprinkling. 1. A mark on a substance made by foreign matter; a speck; a blot; a place discolored. The least spot is visible on white paper. 2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish. Yet Chloe sure was formd without a spot See 1 Peter 1:17, Ephesians 5:27. 3. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. The spot to which I point is paradise. Fixd to one spot So we say, a spot of ground, a spot of grass or flowers; meaning a place of small extent. 4. A place of a different color from the ground; as the spots of a leopard. 5. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. 6. A dark place on the disk or face of the sun or of a planet. 7. A lucid place in the heavens. Upon the spot immediately; before moving; without changing place. [So the French say, sur le champ.] It was determined upon the spot SPOT, verb transitive 1. To make a visible mark with some foreign matter; to discolor; to stain; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper. 2. To patch by way of ornament. 3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish; as reputation. My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. To stop timber, is to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.