"spot-check" meaning in English

See spot-check in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spot-checks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spot-check (plural spot-checks)
  1. Alternative form of spot check Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spot check
    Sense id: en-spot-check-en-noun-OggIvyMN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Verb

Forms: spot-checks [present, singular, third-person], spot-checking [participle, present], spot-checked [participle, past], spot-checked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} spot-check (third-person singular simple present spot-checks, present participle spot-checking, simple past and past participle spot-checked)
  1. Alternative form of spot check Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spot check
    Sense id: en-spot-check-en-verb-OggIvyMN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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