jot UK /d͡ʒɒt/US /d͡ʒɑt/noun 5verb 2forms 3phrases 2 noun5 •A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.He didn’t care a jot for his work. •A brief and hurriedly written note. •The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.For verily I say vnto you, Till heauen and earth passe, one iote or one tittle, shall in no wise passe from the law, till all be fulfilled. — 1611 •(no longer used) An instant, a moment.So vveake my povvres, so sore my vvounds appeare, / that vvonder is hovv I should liue a iot, / seeing my hart through launched euery vvhere / vvith thousand arrovves, vvhich your eies haue shot: […] — 1595 •(no longer used, rare) A jerk, a jolt.[…] I say it is no uneven jot, to passe from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermaticall life, to the more considerable effects of generall Motion in Mineralls, Metalls & sundry Meteors, […] — 1653 verb2 •Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).Tell me your order so I can jot it down. •(dialect) To jerk or jolt (something); to jog. formsjotted · jotting · jots Phrases with jot jot and tittleOften preceded by every: a smallest detail; (uncountable) the smallest details collectively. jot downto write down hurriedly; to make a note of