blot
IPA: bɫˈɑt
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.
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Examples of "blot" in Sentences
- The result is a type of ink blot.
- Never retouch without blotting first.
- That's why the blot should be the top image.
- He is correct that the blots are part of the test.
- The Phantom Blot is a figure from The Walt Disney Company.
- There is no need to put the blot at the top of the article.
- The slide is then rinsed again, and blotted dry with bibulous paper.
- The ink blot is a better example of the article and belongs at the top.
- The black blot is in the ARC version, but not in the large DVIC version.
- The blot is a better representation of the test than an image of the creator.
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