Dot Word Meaning

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

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

a small round mark or spot

Short Definition:

small round mark

Examples:

• a symbol depicted in coloured dots

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

mark with a small spot or spots

Short Definition:

mark with spot

Examples:

• wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt

Definition:

hit (someone)

Short Definition:

hit someone

Examples:

• ‘You want to dot him one,’ he said