spotting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: spotting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for spotting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spotting n the act of spotting or staining something [syn: staining, spotting, maculation] the act of detecting something; catching sight of something Synonym(s): detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spot \Spot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spotting}.] 1. 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 garnment; to spot paper. 2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant] 3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse. My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. --Sir P. Sidney. If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl. {To spot timber}, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.