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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blot1 /blɑt/USA pronunciation n., v., blot•ted, blot•ting. n. [countable] - a spot or stain:blots of ink.
- a blemish on a person's reputation:She'll try to erase this blot on her past.
v. [~ + object] - to make a blot:blotted the paper with a spot of ink.
- to spot, stain, or soil;
ruin:blotted her reputation for fairness. - blot out, [~ + out + object]
- to hide;
prevent (something) from being seen:Clouds blotted out the sun. - to destroy completely;
obliterate;
wipe out:tried to blot out any memory of that horrible night.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blot1 (blot),USA pronunciation n., v., blot•ted, blot•ting. n. - a spot or stain, esp. of ink on paper.
- a blemish on a person's character or reputation:He had been haunted by a blot on his past.
- [Archaic.]an erasure or obliteration, as in a writing.
v.t. - to spot, stain, soil, or the like.
- to darken;
make dim;
obscure or eclipse (usually fol. by out):We watched as the moon blotted out the sun. - to dry with absorbent paper or the like:to blot the wet pane.
- to remove with absorbent paper or the like.
v.i. - to make a blot;
spread ink, dye, etc., in a stain:The more slowly I write, the more this pen blots. - to become blotted or stained:This paper blots too easily.
- Biochemistry[Chem.]to transfer an array of separated components of a mixture to a chemically treated paper for analysis. Cf. gel, gel electrophoresis.
- blot out:
- to make indistinguishable;
obliterate:to blot out a name from the record. - to wipe out completely;
destroy:Whole cities were blotted out by bombs.
- 1275–1325; (noun, nominal) Middle English blotte, akin to Old Norse blettr blot, spot, stain; (verb, verbal) late Middle English blotten, derivative of the noun, nominal
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blotch, ink stain.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stain, taint, dishonor, disgrace, spot.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sully, disfigure.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obliterate, efface, erase, expunge.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged absorb.
blot2 (blot),USA pronunciation n. - Games[Backgammon.]an exposed piece liable to be taken or forfeited.
- [Archaic.]an exposed or weak point, as in an argument or course of action.
- Low German blat, akin to bloot bare, exposed, unprotected; cognate with Dutch bloot, German bloss bare
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blot /blɒt/ n - a stain or spot of ink, paint, dirt, etc
- something that spoils or detracts from the beauty or worth of something
- a blemish or stain on one's character or reputation
vb (blots, blotting, blotted)- (of ink, dye, etc) to form spots or blobs on (a material) or (of a person) to cause such spots or blobs to form on (a material)
- (intransitive) to stain or become stained or spotted
- (transitive) to cause a blemish in or on; disgrace
- to soak up (excess ink, etc) by using blotting paper or some other absorbent material
- (of blotting paper or some other absorbent material) to absorb (excess ink, etc)
- (transitive) often followed by out: to darken or hide completely; obscure; obliterate
- to destroy; annihilate
Etymology: 14th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch bluyster blister |