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Meaning ofblotin English

blot

us//blɑt//uk//blɒt//

Pluralblots
Past Tenseblotted
Participle Verbblotting
Third Person Singularblots

Definitions

Noun
1. a stain or blemish (from a substance)
  The ink left a blot on the document.
2. a tarnish on reputation; a disgrace
  The company's reputation suffered a blot due to the scandal.
Verb
1. to stain or spot (a surface) with colour
  She tried to blot the red wine spill on the carpet.
2. to dry (ink, etc.) with paper
  The clerk used a blotter to dry the wet signature.
3. to stain or spot with a substance; damage
  The artist's careless mistake began to blot the entire painting.
4. to impair or mar something's quality
  The company's financial troubles will blot their chances of getting funded.
5. to disgrace or bring shame upon; tarnish reputation
  The politician's scandalous behavior will blot the country's international reputation.
6. to remove or erase writing; cancel out
  The editor used a correction fluid to blot out the incorrect information.
7. to darken or overshadow something
  The tree's large branches began to blot the sunlight from the garden.

Compounds / Phrases

western blot analysis blot up