Definition of "spotlight"

spotlight

noun
plural spotlights
1. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
2. (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
3. (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
verb
third-person singular simple present spotlights, present participle spotlighting, simple past and past participle spotlighted or spotlit
1. (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.
  Quotations
  The first act of Me & Julie presents Mr. Short in a black tie at his piano, beneath a golden arched proscenium, spotlighted on an otherwise dark stage.
  1984 April 14, Michael Bronski, “Sophistication and Verve”, in Gay Community News, page 18
2. (transitive, figurative) To draw attention to.
3. Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”)