phot UK /fəʊt/US /foʊt/noun 1/fɒt/ verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph). phot /fɒt/ verb1 •(informal) to photographThey said no, so I climbed off a bridge and spent the rest of the day photting and cab-riding around BHP without permission. — 1999 formsphotted · photting · phots