blot
noun
[ blɒt ]
• a dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, dirt, etc.
• "a blot of ink"
Similar:
spot,
dot,
mark,
speck,
fleck,
blotch,
smudge,
patch,
dab,
smut,
splash,
smear,
streak,
splotch,
splodge,
• a procedure in which proteins or nucleic acids separated on a gel are transferred directly to an immobilizing medium for identification.
blot
verb
• dry (a wet surface or substance) using an absorbent material.
• "Henry blotted the page"
Similar:
soak up,
absorb,
take up,
suck up,
draw up,
sponge up,
mop up,
sop up,
dry up,
dry out,
dab,
pat,
press,
• mark or stain (something).
• "dark patches of dirt blotted the grey dress"
Similar:
smudge,
smear,
spot,
blotch,
dot,
mark,
speckle,
bespatter,
tarnish,
taint,
stain,
blacken,
sully,
mar,
dishonour,
disgrace,
bring discredit to,
calumniate,
traduce,
drag through the mud/mire,
besmear,
besmirch,
breathe on,
• 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"
Similar:
erase,
obliterate,
delete,
efface,
rub out,
wipe out,
blank out,
remove all traces of,
expunge,
eliminate,
cancel,
cross out,
strike out,
• transfer by means of a blot.
Origin:
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blettr .
