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prompt, ready, instantaneous; see immediate 1.

noun

A dot
speck, flaw, pimple; see bit 1, blemish.
A place
point, locality, scene; see place 3.
Small amount
minute quantity, little bit, pinch; see bit 1.

hit the high spots*

hurry, travel rapidly, make good time*; see speed.
treat hastily, go over lightly, touch up;

hit the spot*

please, delight, taste good, be just right; see satisfy 1.

in a bad spot*

in danger, in trouble, in difficulty, threatened, in a bad situation, on the spot*; see also dangerous 1, 2.

on the spot

Quickly
immediately, now, at once; see immediately.
*In trouble
in danger, in difficulty, in a corner.

verb

Stain
blemish, blotch, splatter; see dirty, spatter.
Point out
find, detect, recognize; see locate 1.

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