blot
/blɒt/
noun
Meaning
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
Meaning
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.