blot
/blɒt//blɑt/
noun
- 1
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- 2
(by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
- 3
A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
- 4
An exposed piece in backgammon.
verb
- 1
To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
- 2
To soak up or absorb liquid.
“This paper blots easily.”
- 3
To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
- 4
To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
- 5
To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
- 6
To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
- 7
To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
“to blot out a word or a sentence”
- 8
To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
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