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| spot·light [ spót lt ] |
noun (plural spot·lights) |
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1. focused beam of light: a strong beam of light that can be directed to illuminate a small area, especially one focusing attention on a stage performer
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2. lamp: a lamp that produces a strong narrow beam of light that can be directed at will, e.g. one mounted on a police car
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3. focus of attention: the focus of public attention
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transitive verb (past and past participle spot·lit [ spót lit ] or spot·light·ed, present participle spot·light·ing, 3rd person present singular spot·lights) |
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1. illuminate something with light beam: to direct a beam of light on somebody or something
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2. focus attention on somebody or something: to focus public attention on somebody or something
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