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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.