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Definition of Blot
1. Verb. Dry (ink) with blotting paper.
Derivative terms: Blotter
2. Noun. A blemish made by dirt. "He had a smudge on his cheek"
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Defect, Mar
Specialized synonyms: Blotch, Splodge, Splotch, Fingermark, Fingerprint, Inkblot
Derivative terms: Smear, Smear, Smirch, Smudge, Smudgy, Spot, Spot
3. Verb. Make a spot or mark onto. "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
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
4. Noun. An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. "He made a huge blot on his copybook"
Generic synonyms: Error, Fault, Mistake
Derivative terms: Smirch, Stain
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)