/ Dictionary / Index S spot check: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: spot' check" Pronunciation: [key] a random sampling or quick sample investigation: A spot check showed that at least ten percent of the items were defective. spot-check Pronunciation: (spot'chek"), [key] — v.t. to examine or investigate by means of a spot check. —v.i. to conduct a spot check. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. spot card spot height Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language