blot

blot ¹  (blt)

n.

1. A spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance: a blot of paint.

2. A stain on one's character or reputation; a disgrace. See Synonyms at stain.

3. The Northern, Southern, or Western blot analyses.

v. blot·ted, blot·ting, blots

v.tr.

1. To spot or stain, as with a discoloring substance.

2. To bring moral disgrace to.

3. To obliterate (writing, for example).

4. To make obscure; hide: clouds blotting out the moon.

5. To destroy utterly; annihilate: War blotted out their traditional way of life.

6. To soak up or dry with absorbent material.

v.intr.

1. To spill or spread in a spot or stain.

2. To become blotted, soaked up, or absorbed.

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[Middle English.]

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blot ²  (blt)

n.

1. Games An exposed piece in backgammon.

2. Archaic A weak point.

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[Possibly from Low German blat, naked, unprotected.]

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blot¹

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, blotted

1. (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)

blot one's copybook Informal to spoil one's reputation by making a mistake, offending against social customs, etc

3. (intr) to stain or become stained or spotted

4. (tr) to cause a blemish in or on; disgrace

5. to soak up (excess ink, etc.) by using blotting paper or some other absorbent material

6. (of blotting paper or some other absorbent material) to absorb (excess ink, etc.)

7. (tr; often foll by out)

a.  to darken or hide completely; obscure; obliterate

b.  to destroy; annihilate

[probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch bluyster blister]

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blot²

n

1. (Group Games / 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

[perhaps from Middle Dutch bloot poor]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" smirch, smudge, daub, slur, smear, spot 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" smirch, smear, stain, spot 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.	blot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" blob, fleck, spot 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

2. spot, mark, patch, smear, smudge, speck, blotch, splodge, stain an ink blot

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.

Translations

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 [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

n blot [blot]

1 a spot or stain (often of ink) an exercise book full of blots. vlek بُقْعَةٌ петно skvrna, kaňka plet; klat der Klecks μουτζούρα, κηλίδα borrón plekk لک؛ لکه tahra pâté, tache כֶּתֶם दाग, धब्बा mrlja paca bercak, noda (blek)blettur macchia; cancellatura しみ (잉크 따위의) 얼룩 dėmė traips tompok vlek flekk plama, kleks 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 skvrna skamplet der Schandfleck στίγμα, ψεγάδι, κτ. άσχημο cosa que afea plekk آلایش ؛ عیب ruma esine tache פְּגָם खराब ljaga szégyenfolt sesuatu yang buruk blettur vergogna; pugno nell'occhio 汚点 오점, 흠 kas nors bjauraus/nemalonaus trūkums; vaina mencacati blot (skam)plett skaza, uszczerbek 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

v – 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 pokaňkat plette klecksen 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 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 vysát (inkoust) tørre (ab)löschen 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 (con carta assorbente) 吸い取る 물기를 없애다 nuspausti (sugeriamuoju popieriumi) nosusināt (ar dzēšlapu) mengesap vloeien bruke trekkpapir osuszyć 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 吸墨水

n blotter

a pad or sheet of blotting-paper. kladblok نَشّافَةٌ попивателна хартия piják, pijáková podložka blæksuger; trækpapir der Tintenlöscher 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 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 吸墨用具

n blotting-paper

soft paper used for drying up ink. kladpapier وَرَقَةُ نَشّاف попивателна хартия piják(ový papír) trækpapir; klatpapir das Löschpapier στυπόχαρτο hoja de papel secante kuivatuspaber جوهر خشک کن imupaperi (papier-)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 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 pošramotit (si) reputaci, rozlít si to dumme sig alles verderben 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 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 弄坏自己的名声

blot out

to hide from sight The rain blotted out the view. uitwis يَمْحو، يُخْفـي заличавам zahalit, zastřít udviske verhüllen 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 esconder a întuneca заслонять, закрывать zahaliť zakriti zakloniti dölja, skymma ซ่อน örtmek, kapamak, gizlemek 遮住 знищувати, витирати آنکھوں سے اوجھل کرنا tẩy sạch 把...弄模糊