"dot" meaning in All languages combined

See dot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɒt/ Audio: en-us-dot.ogg [US] Forms: dot [singular], dots [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dot is a small round mark.
    Sense id: simple-dot-en-noun-ZSR1EKoq
  2. If you do something at a particular time "on the dot", you do it exactly at that time.
    Sense id: simple-dot-en-noun-T1bN3mm2

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɒt/ Audio: en-us-dot.ogg [US] Forms: dot [canonical], dots [third-person, singular], dotted [past], dotted [past, participle], dotting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|dot|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you dot something, you put small round marks on it.
    Sense id: simple-dot-en-verb-81mzVrPW
  2. If an area is dotted with things, the things are spread out over the area.
    Sense id: simple-dot-en-verb-qXCWGstV
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