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blot 1

(blŏt)
n.
1. A spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance: a blot of paint.
2. An association of disgrace with one's character or reputation. See Synonyms at stain.
3.
a. A laboratory technique, such as a Southern blot analysis, that involves electrophoretically separating proteins or nucleic acids and transferring them to a membrane.
b. The membrane onto which these proteins or nucleic acids have been transferred.
v. blot·ted, blot·ting, blots
v.tr.
1. To soak up or dry with absorbent material. Often used with up: blotted the spill with a napkin; used a rag to blot up the paint.
2.
a. To make obscure or invisible; hide. Often used with out: clouds blotting out the moon.
b. To render invisible or unreadable by marking; obliterate. Often used with out: blotted out the names with a pen.
c. To remove or block from personal memory or public remembrance. Often used with out: "His death in the hour of victory blotted out his failings and left a heroic memory" (N.A.M. Rodger).
3. To spot or stain, as with a discoloring substance: Grass stains blotted the knees of his pants.
4. To bring moral disgrace to: an incident that blotted the senator's reputation.
v.intr.
1. To spill or spread in a spot or stain.
2. To become blotted, soaked up, or absorbed.
[Middle English.]

blot 2

(blŏt)
n.
1. Games An exposed piece in backgammon.
2. Archaic A weak point.
[Possibly from Low German blat, naked, unprotected.]
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blot

(blɒt)
n
1. a stain or spot of ink, paint, dirt, etc
2. something that spoils or detracts from the beauty or worth of something
3. a blemish or stain on one's character or reputation
vb, blots, blotting or blotted
4. (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)
5. blot one's copybook informal to spoil one's reputation by making a mistake, offending against social customs, etc
6. (intr) to stain or become stained or spotted
7. (tr) to cause a blemish in or on; disgrace
8. to soak up (excess ink, etc) by using blotting paper or some other absorbent material
9. (of blotting paper or some other absorbent material) to absorb (excess ink, etc)
10.
a. to darken or hide completely; obscure; obliterate
b. to destroy; annihilate
[C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch bluyster blister]

blot

(blɒt)
n
1. (Games, other than specified) backgammon a man exposed by being placed alone on a point and therefore able to be taken by the other player
2. archaic a weak spot
[C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch bloot poor]
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blot1

(blɒt)

n., v. blot•ted, blot•ting. n.
1. a spot or stain, esp. of ink or chemicals on paper.
2. a blemish on a person's character or reputation.
v.t.
3. to spot, stain, or soil; sully.
4. to dry with absorbent paper or the like: to blot the wet pane.
5. to remove with absorbent paper or the like.
v.i.
6. to make a blot; spread ink, dye, etc., in a stain.
7. to become blotted or stained.
8. to transfer components of a mixture to a chemically treated paper for analysis.
9. blot out,
a. to make indistinguishable; obscure.
b. to destroy completely; obliterate; wipe out.
[1275–1325; Middle English blotte, akin to Old Norse blettr blot, spot, stain]

blot2

(blɒt)

n.
1. an exposed backgammon piece liable to be taken or forfeited.
2. Archaic. an exposed or weak point.
[1590–1600]
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blot


Past participle: blotted
Gerund: blotting

Imperative
blot
blot
Present
I blot
you blot
he/she/it blots
we blot
you blot
they blot
Preterite
I blotted
you blotted
he/she/it blotted
we blotted
you blotted
they blotted
Present Continuous
I am blotting
you are blotting
he/she/it is blotting
we are blotting
you are blotting
they are blotting
Present Perfect
I have blotted
you have blotted
he/she/it has blotted
we have blotted
you have blotted
they have blotted
Past Continuous
I was blotting
you were blotting
he/she/it was blotting
we were blotting
you were blotting
they were blotting
Past Perfect
I had blotted
you had blotted
he/she/it had blotted
we had blotted
you had blotted
they had blotted
Future
I will blot
you will blot
he/she/it will blot
we will blot
you will blot
they will blot
Future Perfect
I will have blotted
you will have blotted
he/she/it will have blotted
we will have blotted
you will have blotted
they will have blotted
Future Continuous
I will be blotting
you will be blotting
he/she/it will be blotting
we will be blotting
you will be blotting
they will be blotting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blotting
you have been blotting
he/she/it has been blotting
we have been blotting
you have been blotting
they have been blotting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blotting
you will have been blotting
he/she/it will have been blotting
we will have been blotting
you will have been blotting
they will have been blotting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blotting
you had been blotting
he/she/it had been blotting
we had been blotting
you had been blotting
they had been blotting
Conditional
I would blot
you would blot
he/she/it would blot
we would blot
you would blot
they would blot
Past Conditional
I would have blotted
you would have blotted
he/she/it would have blotted
we would have blotted
you would have blotted
they would have blotted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:blot - a blemish made by dirt]blot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
blotch, splodge, splotch - an irregularly shaped spot
fingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
inkblot - a blot made with ink
2. blot - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
Verb 1. blot - dry (ink) with blotting paper
imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, draw - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
2. [画像:blot - make a spot or mark onto]blot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
stain - produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
splotch - blotch or spot
maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
bespeckle, speckle - mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
bespatter, spatter - spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
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blot

noun
1. disgrace, spot, fault, stain, scar, defect, flaw, taint, blemish, demerit, smirch, blot on your escutcheon a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession
verb
1. soak up, take up, absorb, draw up, dry up, mop up, suck up, sop up blot any excess oils with a tissue
2. stain, mark, spot, spoil, disgrace, tarnish, disfigure, sully, smirch Only one memorable slip-up has blotted his career.
blot something out
1. obliterate, hide, shadow, disguise, obscure, blur, eclipse, block out, efface, obfuscate The victim's face was blotted out by a camera blur.
2. erase, cancel, eradicate, excise, obliterate, efface, expunge He is blotting certain memories out.
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blot

noun
1. A discolored mark made by smearing:
2. A mark of discredit or disgrace:
Archaic: attaint.
Idiom: a blot on one's escutcheon.
verb
To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean.Also used with out:
annul, cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out).
Law: vacate.
phrasal verb
blot out
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Translations
بُقْعَةٌ وَصْمَةٌ، شائِبَةٌيُجَفِّفُ، يُنَشِّفُيُلَطِّخُ، يُلَوِّثُ
kaňkapokaňkatskvrnavysát
klatpletpletteskamplettørre
bepacázleitatpacaszégyenfolt
bletta, óhreinkabletturòerra
aptaškytikas nors bjaurauskas nors nemalonausnuspaustisugeriamasis popierius
aptraipītnosusinātnotraipīttraipstrūkums
machuľa
çirkin şeykurulamakleke lekelemek mürekkep damlatmak

blot

[blɒt]
A. N [of ink] → borrón m, mancha f (fig) (on reputation etc) → tacha f, mancha f
the chimney is a blot on the landscape → la chimenea afea el paisaje
a blot on the family escutcheon → una mancha en el honor de la familia
B. VT
1. (= spot) (with ink) → manchar (fig) [+ reputation] → desacreditar
to blot one's copybook (Brit) → manchar su reputación
2. (= dry) (with blotter) [+ ink, writing] → secar
C. VI [pen] → echar borrones ; [ink] → correrse
blot out VT + ADV
1. (lit) [+ words] → borrar
2. (fig) [mist, fog] [+ view] → tapar, ocultar ; [+ memories] → borrar
blot up VT + ADV [+ ink] → secar
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blot

[ˈblɒt]
n
(= mark) → tache f
(= shame) → tache f
to be a blot on [+ reputation] → tacher
to be a blot on the landscape → gâcher le paysage
vt
(= dry) [+ face, skin] → sécher ; [+ ink, writing] → passer un buvard sur
to blot one's copy book → ternir sa réputation
blot out
vt
[+ memories] → effacer
[+ view, sun, sky] → cacher, masquer
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blot

n
(of ink) → (Tinten)klecks m
(fig, on honour, reputation) → Fleck m (→ on auf +dat); a blot on his career → ein schwarzer Fleck in seiner Karriere ; a blot on the landscape → ein Schandfleck m → in der Landschaft
vt
(= make ink spots on) → beklecksen ; to blot one’s copybook (fig) → sich unmöglich machen ; (with sb) → es sich (dat) → verderben
(= dry) ink, page → ablöschen ; skin, face etc → abtupfen
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blot

[blɒt]
1. n → macchia
to be a blot on the landscape → rovinare il paesaggio
2. vt
a. (spot with ink) → macchiare d'inchiostro
to blot one's copy book (fig) → farla grossa
b. (dry, ink, writing) → asciugare
blot out vt + adv (memories, words) → cancellare ; (view, sun) → nascondere, offuscare ; (nation, city) → annientare
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blot

(blot) noun
1. a spot or stain (often of ink). an exercise book full of blots. vlek بُقْعَةٌ петно borrão skvrna, kaňka der Klecks plet; klat μουτζούρα, κηλίδα borrón plekk لک؛ لکه tahra pâté, tache כתם दाग, धब्बा mrlja paca bercak, noda (blek)blettur macchia; cancellatura しみ (잉크 따위의) 얼룩 dėmė traips tompok vlek flekk plama, kleks داغ، د بدنامی توری borrão pată de cer­neală клякса machuľa, fľak packa mrlja plump, bläckfläck รอยเปื้อน leke, mürekkep lekesi (墨水)污漬 пляма, ляпка داغ ، دھبے vết mực (墨水)污渍,污点
2. something ugly. a blot on the landscape. smet وَصْمَةٌ، شائِبَةٌ нещо, което разваля/загрозява mancha skvrna der Schandfleck skamplet στίγμα, ψεγάδι, κτ. άσχημο cosa que afea plekk آلایش ؛ عیب ruma esine tache פגם खराब ljaga szégyenfolt sesuatu yang buruk blettur vergogna; pugno nell'occhio 汚点 오점, 흠 kas nors bjauraus/nemalonaus trūkums; vaina mencacati blot plett skaza, uszczerbek عیب، نیمګړتیا mancha pată ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда škvrna madež mrlja skönhetsfläck, skamfläck สิ่งที่น่าเกลียด çirkin şey 破壞景觀的事物 пляма, ложка дьогтю у бочці меду عیب vết nhơ 不雅观的事物
verb – past tense, past participle ˈblotted –
1. to spot or stain, especially with ink. I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke. bevlek يُلَطِّخُ، يُلَوِّثُ правя петно borrar pokaňkat klecksen plette μουτζουρώνω, λεκιάζω manchar, emborronar (tindi)plekke tegema لک کردن؛ لکه دار کردن tahrata tacher לְהַכתִים दागदार करना, धब्बा लगाना umrljati bepacáz mengotori, menodai bletta, óhreinka macchiare しみをつける 얼룩지다 aptaškyti notraipīt; aptraipīt mencomotkan bevlekken flekke til poplamić داغ داره کول، بدنامه کول، تورنول borrar a păta делать кляксы zašpiniť popackati umrljati fläcka ทําให้เปื้อน lekelemek, mürekkep damlatmak 沾到墨漬 плямувати سیاہی کے دھبے ڈالنا làm bẩn 弄上墨渍
2. to dry with blotting-paper. Blot your signature before you fold the paper. klad يُجَفِّفُ، يُنَشِّفُ попивам с попивателна хартия secar vysát (inkoust) löschen tørre στεγνώνω με στυπόχαρτο secar kuivatuspaberiga kuivatama خشک کردن با کاغذ خشک کن imeyttää sécher לְיַבֵּש स्याही सोख्ता से सुखाना osušiti bugačicom leitat mengeringkan þerra (með þerripappír) asciugare 吸い取る 물기를 없애다 nuspausti (sugeriamuoju popieriumi) nosusināt (ar dzēšlapu) mengesap vloeien bruke trekkpapir osuszyć د کاغذ وچونکی سره وچول secar a usca cu suga­tiva промокать vysušiť popivnati osušiti upijajućom hartijom läska, torka med läskpapper ทําให้แห้งด้วยการใช้กระดาษซับ (kurutma kâğıdıyla) kurulamak 用吸墨水紙吸乾 промокати سیاہی چوسنا thấm 用吸墨纸吸干
ˈblotter noun
a pad or sheet of blotting-paper. kladblok نَشّافَةٌ попивателна хартия mata-borrão piják, pijáková podložka der Tintenlöscher blæksuger; trækpapir στυπόχαρτο secante kuivatuspaber کاغذ خشک کن imupaperilehtiö buvard מַספֵּג स्याही सोख्ता bugačica itatós kertas isap, pengering tinta þerripappír tampone di carta assorbente 吸取紙 압지 sugertukas dzēšlapa pedap vloeiblok trekkpapir suszka کاغذ وچونکی mata-borrão sugativă промокательная бумага písacia podložka s pijavým papierom pivnik upijač läskdabb, -papper กระดาษซับ kurutma kâğıdı 一疊或一張吸墨水紙 промокальний папір سیاہی چوسنے والا bàn thấm 吸墨纸
ˈblotting-paper noun
soft paper used for drying up ink. kladpapier وَرَقَةُ نَشّاف попивателна хартия mata-borrão piják(ový papír) das Löschpapier trækpapir; klatpapir στυπόχαρτο hoja de papel secante kuivatuspaber جوهر خشک کن imupaperi buvard נֵיָר סוֹפֵג , נֵייָר סוֹפֵג स्याही सोख्ता कागज upijač, bugačica itatóspapír kertas isap þerripappír carta assorbente 吸取紙 압지 sugeriamasis popierius dzēšpapīrs kertas serap vloeipapier trekkpapir bibuła د وچولو کاغذ mata-borrão (hârtie) sugativă промокательная бумага pijavý papier pivnik upijajući papir läskpapper กระดาษซับหมึก kurutma kâğıdı 吸墨水紙 промокальний папір سیاہی خشک کرنے والا ملائم کاغذ giấy thấm 吸墨水纸
blot one's copybook
to make a bad mistake. He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview. jou naam bederf يَرْتَكِبُ خَطأٌ يُؤْذي سُمْعَتَهُ излагам се estragar tudo pošramotit (si) reputaci, rozlít si to alles verderben dumme sig χαλώ το καλό μου όνομα, κηλιδώνω, αμαυρώνω την εικόνα μου meter la pata viltu laskma اشتباه بزرگ کردن tehdä paha virhe faire un accroc à sa réputation לַעֲשׂוֹת טָעוּת חָמוּרָה भारी भूल करना upropastiti foltot ejt jó hírnevén membuat kesalahan koma sér illa macchiare/sporcare il proprio nome 失態を演ずる 경솔한 짓을 하여 이름을 더럽히다 susigadinti reputaciją sabojāt reputāciju silap besar een slechte beurt maken få en plett på seg/dårlig rykte splamić się لویه تیروتنه کول estragar tudo a face o gafă пятнать свою репутацию pokaziť si povesť škoditi svojemu ugledu umrljati göra bort sig ทําความผิดร้ายแรง ciddi bir kusur işlemek, sicilini bozmak 犯了很大的錯誤 заплямувати свою репутацію سخت غلطی کرنا tự làm mang tiếng 失足,犯了很大的错误
blot out
to hide from sight. The rain blotted out the view. uitwis يَمْحو، يُخْفـي заличавам esconder zahalit, zastřít verhüllen udviske κρύβω tapar, hacer borroso varjama محو کردن؛ تیره کردن peittää näkyvistä masquer לְהַסתִיר, לִמְחוֹק आवृत्त करना, छिपाना izbrisati eltakar menyembunyikan, menghilangkan hylja, fela nascondere 見えなくなる 희미하게 하다 užstoti aizklāt; aizsegt menghalang pandangan aan het gezicht onttrekken skjule, tildekke zasłonić, przysłonić له منځه وړل esconder a întuneca заслонять, закрывать zahaliť zakriti zakloniti dölja, skymma ซ่อน örtmek, kapamak, gizlemek 遮住 знищувати, витирати آنکھوں سے اوجھل کرنا tẩy sạch 遮蔽
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blot

n blot m, tipo de prueba médica muy precisa; Western (Southern, etc.) — Western (Southern, etc.) blot; vt (pret & pp blotted; ger blotting) secar por presión con material absorbente
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From the middle of the building an ugly flat-topped octagonal tower ascended against the east horizon, and viewed from this spot, on its shady side and against the light, it seemed the one blot on the city's beauty.
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I even recollect that under this name there was a blot of ink."
but there was, though; I know it, because I rubbed my finger - this very one - in the powder that was over the blot."
Baisemeaux," said Aramis, "and whatever you may have seen, the order is signed to release Marchiali, blot or no blot."
From being the best electric- lighted town in the kingdom and the most like a recumbent sun of anything you ever saw, it was be- come simply a blot -- a blot upon darkness -- that is to say, it was darker and solider than the rest of the darkness, and so you could see it a little better; it made me feel as if maybe it was symbolical -- a sort of sign that the Church was going to KEEP the upper hand now, and snuff out all my beautiful civilization just like that.
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Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?
No father had watched my infant days, no mother had blessed me with smiles and caresses; or if they had, all my past life was now a blot, a blind vacancy in which I distinguished nothing.
I mean to blot it a good deal and shake some water over it out of the pepper-castor to make it look penitent.
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The smoke of the Macedonia had dwindled to a dim blot on the north- eastern horizon.
The blot of smoke which indicated the Macedonia's position had reappeared.
His soul of his soul's strife, And cleanse from every blot of blood
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If Beth had wanted any reward, she found it in the bright little faces always turned up to her window, with nods and smiles, and the droll little letters which came to her, full of blots and gratitude.
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