[spot-lahyt] 
noun, verb, -light⋅ed or -lit, -light⋅ing.| 1. | a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous. |
| 2. | a lamp for producing such a light. |
| 3. | a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights. |
| 4. | the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention: Asia is in the spotlight now. |
| 5. | to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight. |
| 6. | to make conspicuous; call attention to: Newspapers spotlighted the story for a week. |
| 7. | to hunt (animals) using a spotlight in order to temporarily blind or confuse them. |
| 8. | to hunt by using a spotlight. |
