blot something ↔ up

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishblot something ↔ up phrasal verbDRYto remove liquid from a surface by pressing soft paper or cloth onto it → blot → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusblot up• The mist seemed to blot him up.

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Verb table

blot

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they blot

he, she, it blots

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they blotted

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have blotted

he, she, it has blotted

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had blotted

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will blot

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have blotted

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Continuous Form

Present

I am blotting

he, she, it is blotting

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you, we, they are blotting

Past

I, he, she, it was blotting

you, we, they were blotting

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been blotting

he, she, it has been blotting

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been blotting

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be blotting

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been blotting

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