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Blot

blɒt

Blot definitions
noun
blot blots
  1. a dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, dirt, etc.

    "a blot of ink"

    • a shameful act or quality that damages an otherwise good character or reputation

      "the only blot on an otherwise clean campaign"

    • a thing that mars the appearance of something

      "wind power turbines are a blot on the landscape"

  2. a procedure in which proteins or nucleic acids separated on a gel are transferred directly to an immobilizing medium for identification
verb
blots blotting blotted blot
  1. dry (a wet surface or substance) using an absorbent material

    "Henry blotted the page"

    soak up absorb take up suck up draw up sponge up mop up sop up
  2. mark or stain (something)

    "dark patches of dirt blotted the grey dress"

    • damage the good character or reputation of

      "the turmoil blotted his memory of the school"

  3. cover writing or pictures with ink or paint so that they cannot be seen

    "Mary dug her brush into black paint and blotted out her picture"

    erase obliterate delete efface rub out wipe out blank out remove all traces of expunge eliminate
    • obscure a view

      "a dust shield blotting out the sun"

    • obliterate or disregard something painful in one's memory or existence

      "the concentration necessary to her job blotted out all the feelings"

  4. transfer by means of a blot