spot-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: catch sight of

Examples:
For the first time in over 40 years, scientists have spotted the snow leopard on Mount Everest.
She ran home, looked at her balance online and spotted the bad news immediately.
After the blunder was spotted, the report was removed from the website.

Mappings:
VerbNet: sight-30.2
FrameNet: Becoming_aware
PropBank: spot.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: (cause to) become blemished

Examples:
It is of a blue ground, mixed with dirty white, and it spots easily.
The wine spotted the tablecloth.
Paint spotted the floor--like my studio and perhaps yours.
We spotted the wall with blue paint.
Spot the areas that one should clearly identify.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8,weather-57
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: spot.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6

Sense Number 3: lend money to (slang)

Examples:
Hey man can you spot me a twenty so I can take her someplace nice?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: stand guard while someone practices a sports manuever

Examples:
I loaded and spotted for one of Bill's record benches at Duncan in about 1966.
I mean, try being spotted for a 540 crescent.
Often, gymnasts want to be spotted for quite some time before they regain their confidence.
I learned the flip on the ice with a harness, and then he spotted me without a harness.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 5: jam a single frequency

Commentary: is: SPOT JAM

Examples:
This operator has been spot-jammed.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
spot_jam 1

Sense Number 6: promote on the spot

Commentary: is: SPOT PROMOTE

Examples:
Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
spot_promote 1