SPOT

(PLACE) [noun] [C] - a particular placeThis looks like a nice spot for a picnic.I'll show you the exact spot where I fell off my bike.I've got the best spot next to the window where I can watch everything going on.On the spot means at the place where an event is happening or has recently happened.The police were called and they were on the spot within three minutes.She won awards for her on-the-spot reporting during the last war.On the spot also means immediately.She was caught without a ticket and fined thirty pounds on the spot.You can be sacked on the spot for stealing.If you put someone on the spot you cause them embarrassment or difficulty by forcing them at that moment to answer a difficult question or make an important decision.Mira rather put him on the spot by asking him when he was going to give us a pay-rise.A spot check is a quick examination of a few members of a group instead of the whole group.The police are doing spot checks on motorists to test alcohol levels.A spot fine is a fine (= money you have to pay as a punishment) that is given to you at the time of breaking the law.He got a spot fine of a hundred pounds for speeding.(UK and ANZ) Spot-on means exact."How old do I reckon she is? I'd say thirty-eight." "Spot-on."Her imitation of John was spot-on.