Definition of Blot

1. Noun. A blemish made by dirt. "He had a smudge on his cheek"

Exact synonyms: Daub, Slur, Smear, Smirch, Smudge, Spot
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Defect, Mar
Specialized synonyms: Blotch, Splodge, Splotch, Fingermark, Fingerprint, Inkblot
Derivative terms: Smear, Smear, Smirch, Smudge, Smudgy, Spot, Spot

2. Verb. Dry (ink) with blotting paper.
Generic synonyms: Absorb, Draw, Imbibe, Soak Up, Sop Up, Suck, Suck Up, Take In, Take Up
Derivative terms: Blotter

3. Noun. An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. "He made a huge blot on his copybook"
Exact synonyms: Smear, Smirch, Spot, Stain
Generic synonyms: Error, Fault, Mistake
Derivative terms: Smirch, Stain

4. Verb. Make a spot or mark onto. "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
Exact synonyms: Blob, Fleck, Spot
Related verbs: Stain
Generic synonyms: Change Surface
Specialized synonyms: Splotch, Defile, Maculate, Stain, Sully, Tarnish, Bespeckle, Speckle, Bespatter, Spatter
Derivative terms: Blob, Fleck, Spot, Spotting

Definition of Blot

1. v. t. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.

2. v. i. To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.

3. n. A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur.

4. n. An exposure of a single man to be taken up.

Definition of Blot

1. Noun. A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. ¹

3. Noun. (biochemistry) The Southern blot analysis (and derived Northern and Western) analytical techniques. ¹

4. Noun. (backgammon) an exposed piece in backgammon. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) to soak up, or absorb liquid ¹

7. Verb. to hide, obscure or obliterate something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blot

1. to spot or stain [v BLOTTED, BLOTTING, BLOTS]

Medical Definition of Blot

1. 1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. "The brief was writ and blotted all with gore." (Gascoigne) 2. To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil. "It blots thy beauty, as frosts do bite the meads." (Shak) 3. To stain with infamy; to disgrace. "Blot not thy innocence with guiltless blood." (Rowe) 4. To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses. "One act like this blots out a thousand crimes." (Dryden) 5. To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow. "He sung how earth blots the moon's gilded wane." (Cowley) 6. To dry, as writing, with blotting paper. Synonym: To obliterate, expunge, erase, efface, cancel, tarnish, disgrace, blur, sully, smear, smutch. Origin: Cf. Dan. Plette. See Blot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blot

blosmy
blossite
blossom
blossom forth
blossom out
blossome
blossomed
blossomest
blossometh
blossomiest
blossoming
blossomings
blossomless
blossoms
blossomy
blot (current term)
blot on the escutcheon
blot one's copy book
blot out
blot test
blotch
blotched
blotches
blotchier
blotchiest
blotchily
blotchiness
blotching
blotchings
blotchy

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