"self-spot" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-spots [present, singular, third-person], self-spotting [participle, present], self-spotted [participle, past], self-spotted [past]
Etymology: From self- + spot (“to support or assist a maneuver”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|self|spot|t2=to support or assist a maneuver}} self- + spot (“to support or assist a maneuver”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} self-spot (third-person singular simple present self-spots, present participle self-spotting, simple past and past participle self-spotted)
  1. (intransitive, weightlifting) To protect oneself from injury that can result from attempting to lift too much weight. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Weightlifting

Inflected forms

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