"misspot" meaning in All languages combined

See misspot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /mɪsˈspɒt/, /ˈmɪs.spɒt/ Forms: misspots [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + spot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|spot}} mis- + spot Head templates: {{en-noun}} misspot (plural misspots)
  1. (gambling) A die marked with the wrong number of spots. Categories (topical): Gambling Synonyms: buster
    Sense id: en-misspot-en-noun-lo9GhUvW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Topics: gambling, games

Verb [English]

IPA: /mɪsˈspɒt/, /ˈmɪs.spɒt/ Forms: misspots [present, singular, third-person], misspotting [participle, present], misspotted [participle, past], misspotted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + spot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|spot}} mis- + spot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} misspot (third-person singular simple present misspots, present participle misspotting, simple past and past participle misspotted)
  1. (transitive) To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misspot-en-verb-0g3NY84U

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "misspotted",
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        "To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɪs.spɒt/"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling, page 283:",
          "text": "Tops and Bottoms (also Tops, Busters, Ts, Mis-spots): These are the dice used by the professional cheats.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "A die marked with the wrong number of spots."
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        "(gambling) A die marked with the wrong number of spots."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "buster"
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɪs.spɒt/"
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        "To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat."
      ],
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        "(gambling) A die marked with the wrong number of spots."
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