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