'Jot' definitions:

Definition of 'jot'

(from WordNet)
noun
A brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: jotting, jot]
noun
A slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon]
verb
Write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn: jot down, jot]

Definition of 'Jot'

From: GCIDE
  • Jot \Jot\, n. [L. iota, Gr. 'iw^ta the name of the letter [iota] (E. i, Heb. y[=o]d), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Cf. Iota.] An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n. [1913 Webster]
  • Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. --Matt. v. 18. [1913 Webster]
  • Neither will they bate One jot of ceremony. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jot'

From: GCIDE
  • Jot \Jot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jotting.] To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'jot'

From: Easton
  • Jot or Iota, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, used metaphorically or proverbially for the smallest thing (Matt. 5:18); or it may be = yod, which is the smallest of the Hebrew letters.

Synonyms of 'jot'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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