Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-spot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
self--spot
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To protect oneself from injury that can result from attempting to lift too much weight.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From self- + spot (“to support or assist a maneuver”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-spots (present, singular) self-spotting (participle, present) self-spotted (participle, past) self-spotted (past)

Questions

What does self-spot mean?
To protect oneself from injury that can result from attempting to lift too much weight.
Where does self-spot come from?
From self- + spot (“to support or assist a maneuver”).

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