Jot (jotted, jotting) (original) (raw)
Irregular inflected forms: jotted , jotting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
Synonyms:
jot; jotting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("jot" is a kind of...):
note (a brief written record)
Derivation:
jot (write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A slight but appreciable amount
Example:
this dish could use a touch of garlic
Synonyms:
hint; jot; mite; pinch; soupcon; speck; tinge; touch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("jot" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jot"):
snuff (a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
Synonyms:
jot; jot down
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "jot" is one way to...):
write (communicate or express by writing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
jot (a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note)
jotter (a small notebook for rough notes)
jotting (a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note)