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• Blot — Blot, n. [Cf. Dan. blot bare, naked, Sw. blott, d. bloot, G. bloss, and perh. E. bloat.] 1. (Backgammon) (a) An exposure of a single man to be taken up. (b) A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up. [1913 Webster] He is too great a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• blot — blot1 blotless, adj. blottingly, adv. blotty, adj. /blot/, n., v., blotted, blotting. n. 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. Archaic. an… …   Universalium

• blot — I [[t]blɒt[/t]] n. v. blot•ted, blot•ting 1) a spot or stain, esp. of ink or chemicals on paper 2) a blemish on a person s character or reputation 3) to spot, stain, or soil; sully 4) to dry with absorbent paper or the like: to blot the wet… …   From formal English to slang

• blot — [[t]blɒ̱t[/t]] blots, blotting, blotted 1) N COUNT: N on n If something is a blot on a person s or thing s reputation, it spoils their reputation. ...a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession... This drugs scandal is another blot… …   English dictionary

• blot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a soiling or disfiguring mark ; spot 2. a mark of reproach ; moral flaw 3. a usually nitrocellulose or nylon sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blot — blot1 [blät] n. [ME < ?] 1. a spot or stain, esp. of ink 2. anything that spoils or mars, esp. by providing an unpleasant contrast [that shack is a blot on the landscape] 3. a moral stain; disgrace vt. blotted, blotting …   English World dictionary

• blot out something — blot out (something) to make something stop upsetting you. I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds. She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day s events. Related vocabulary: block out something Etymology …   New idioms dictionary

• blot out — (something) to make something stop upsetting you. I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds. She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day s events. Related vocabulary: block out something Etymology: based on …   New idioms dictionary

• blot your copybook — If you blot your copybook, you make a mistake or do something wrong that will negatively affect someone s opinion of you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• Blót — The blót (Old Norse plural same as singular) refers to Norse pagan sacrifice to the Norse gods and Elves. The sacrifice often took the form of a sacramental meal or feast. Related religious practices were performed by other Germanic peoples, such …   Wikipedia

• blot — blot1 [blɔt US bla:t] v past tense and past participle blotted present participle blotting [T] 1.) to make a wet surface become dry by pressing soft paper or cloth on it 2.) blot your copybook BrE informal to do something that spoils the idea… …   Dictionary of contemporary English