blot: Meaning and Definition of

blot

1. a spot or stain, esp. 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. an erasure or obliteration, as in a writing.

1. to spot, stain, soil, or the like.
2. to darken; make dim; obscure or eclipse (usually fol. by out): We watched as the moon blotted out the sun.
3. to dry with absorbent paper or the like: to blot the wet pane.
4. to remove with absorbent paper or the like.

1. to make a blot; spread ink, dye, etc., in a stain: The more slowly I write, the more this pen blots.
2. to become blotted or stained: This paper blots too easily.
3. to transfer an array of separated components of a mixture to a chemically treated paper for analysis. Cf. gel, gel electrophoresis.
4. to blot out a name from the record.
1. to make indistinguishable; obliterate:to blot out a name from the record.
2. to wipe out completely; destroy:Whole cities were blotted out by bombs.

blot

1. an exposed piece liable to be taken or forfeited.
2. an exposed or weak point, as in an argument or course of action.