How to pronounce “blot”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
• (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
• (biochemistry) A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
• (backgammon) An exposed piece in backgammon.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
• (intransitive) To soak up or absorb liquid.
• (transitive) To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
• (transitive) To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
• (transitive) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
• (transitive) To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
• (transitive) To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
• (transitive) To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
• (transitive, MLE) To sell illegal drugs, to deal, to push.
• (backgammon, transitive) To hit a blot.
• [Adjective]
• (dated) mere, very
• [Adverb]
• (slightly formal) only, merely

Practice Nearby Words

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