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Meaning of dot in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dɑt/

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  1. Verb

    dot

    Definitions

    1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

    Examples

    • « Hills constellated with lights »
  2. 2. distribute loosely

    Examples

    • « He scattered gun powder under the wagon »
  3. 3. make a dot or dots
  4. 4. mark with a dot

    Examples

    • « dot your 'i's »
  5. Noun

    dot

    Etymology

    Old English dott ‘head of a boil’. The word is recorded only once in Old English, then not until the late 16th century, when it is found in the sense ‘a small lump or clot’, perhaps influenced by Dutch dot‘a knot’. The sense ‘small mark or spot’ dates from the mid 17th century

    Definitions

    1. a very small circular shape

    Examples

    • « a row of points »
    • « draw lines between the dots »
  6. 2. the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs

    Examples

    • « created in 1966 »
  7. 3. the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
  8. 4. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

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