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Definitions for Blot

[1] a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
[2] a blemish on a person's character or reputation: He had been haunted by a blot on his past.
[3] Archaic . an erasure or obliteration, as in a writing.
[4] to spot, stain, soil, or the like.
[5] to darken; make dim; obscure or eclipse (usually followed by out ): We watched as the moon blotted out the sun.
[6] to dry with absorbent paper or the like: to blot the wet pane.
[7] to remove with absorbent paper or the like.
[8] to make a blot; spread ink, dye, etc., in a stain: The more slowly I write, the more this pen blots.
[9] to become blotted or stained: This paper blots too easily.
[10] Chemistry . to transfer an array of separated components of a mixture to a chemically treated paper for analysis. Compare gel, gel electrophoresis.
[11] 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.
[12] Backgammon . an exposed piece liable to be taken or forfeited.
[13] Archaic . an exposed or weak point, as in an argument or course of action.
[14] a stain or spot of ink, paint, dirt, etc
[15] something that spoils or detracts from the beauty or worth of something
[16] a blemish or stain on one's character or reputation
[17] (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)
[18] blot one's copybook informal to spoil one's reputation by making a mistake, offending against social customs, etc
[19] (intr) to stain or become stained or spotted
[20] (tr) to cause a blemish in or on; disgrace
[21] to soak up (excess ink, etc) by using blotting paper or some other absorbent material
[22] (of blotting paper or some other absorbent material) to absorb (excess ink, etc)
[23] (tr often foll by out ) to darken or hide completely; obscure; obliterate to destroy; annihilate
[24] backgammon a man exposed by being placed alone on a point and therefore able to be taken by the other player
[25] archaic a weak spot

Words related to Blot

blemish, blotch, smudge, speck, odium, onus, disgrace, slur, smear, brand, blur, spot, defect, taint, fault, stigma, stain, patch, discoloration, sully

Words nearby Blot

blootered, bloquiste, blossom, blossom into, blossom-end rot, blot, blot analysis, blot out, blotch, blotch printing, blotchy

Origin of Blot

21590–1600; < Low German blat, akin to bloot bare, exposed, unprotected; cognate with Dutch bloot, German bloss bare

Other words from Blot

blot·less , adjective
blot·ting·ly , adverb
blot·ty , adjective
un·blot·ted , adjective

Word origin for Blot

C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch bloot poor

Synonyms for Blot

blemish, blotch, smudge, speck, blur, brand, defect, discoloration, disgrace, fault, odium, onus, patch, slur, smear, spot, stain, stigma, taint, black eye