dot verb

/dɒt/

/dɑːt/ v (-tt-)

Definition

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[T] to put a dot or dots on something

Your handwriting is difficult to read because you don't dot your i's.

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[T often passive] to be spread across an area, or to spread many similar things across an area

We have offices dotted about/all over the region.

The countryside is dotted with beautiful churches.

(Definition of dot verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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