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noun [countable] American English pronunciation: spot /spɑt/ 
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  1. 1
    the particular place where someone or something is

    We found him sitting in a sunny spot in the yard.

    mark the spot:

    Flowers mark the spot where the accident happened.

    the very/exact spot:

    The king himself had stood on this very spot.

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    1. a.
      a particular place on your body
      a sore/tender spot:

      There is a sore spot on my head where I bumped it.

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    2. b.
      a particular town, city, or area

      one of the region's best-known tourist spots

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    3. c.
      informal a particular place where people go for entertainment

      a spot that is popular with the younger set

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  3. 3
    informal a position in an order, for example in a competition

    The book occupied the number-one bestseller spot for four months.

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    1. a.
      a position within a series of events, for example in a television or radio program

      She had a five-minute spot on a local radio show.

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  6. 6
    mainly British a small amount of something, usually a liquid
    spot of:

    I felt a few spots of rain on my face.

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