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noun

1. A discolored mark made by smearing: blotch, daub, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain. See marks.
2. A mark of discredit or disgrace: black eye, blemish, onus, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish. Archaic attaint. Idioms: a blot on one's escutcheon. See marks, respect/contempt/standing.

verb

To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean. annul, cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out). Law vacate. See continue/stop/pause.

phrasal verb - blot out

To destroy all traces of: abolish, annihilate, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root, rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to. See help/harm/harmless, make/unmake.

n

Definition: mark; flaw
Antonyms: blank, clarity

v

Definition: disgrace, disfigure
Antonyms: beautify, grace, prettify

v

Definition: soak up
Antonyms: dampen, moisten, soak, wet

or blot transfer

a technique useful for identifying similar macromolecules, e.g. sets of DNA or RNA fragments, or mixtures of intact proteins, that are separable by gel electrophoresis. The separated components are then transferred from the gel to a sheet of an appropriate medium while preserving their two-dimensional relationships. This can be achieved either by capillary flow between an underlying wick loaded with buffer solution and an overlay of dry blotting paper, or by applying an electric potential to move separated components on to the medium, to which they bind firmly. Once on the transfer medium the substances may be detected with specific radioactive or fluorescent probes, e.g. complementary polynucleotides or antibodies. The original version of the technique, used for DNA fragments and often referred to as Southern blotting, has been extensively developed and adapted for other applications, e.g. dot hybridization (or dot blotting), colony hybridization, electrophoretic transfer, Northern blotting, and Western blotting.

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A technique used for the detection of DNA, RNA or protein. See northern blot, southern blot, western blot. Called also blot analysis.

For a list of words related to blot, see:

• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - blot: mark of reproach, stain of infamy

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - blækklat
v. tr. - plette
v. intr. - klatte

idioms:

• blot out    udslette, strege ud
• blot your copybook    skaffe sig et dårligt ry, skaffe sig et dårligt ry på halsen, få et dårligt omdømme
• blotting paper    trækpapir

2.
n. - plet, skamplet, brist

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlek, smet, bevlekken, bezoedelen, beschamen, inktvlek absorberen

Français (French)
1.
n. - tache, (fig) tache, souillure
v. tr. - tacher, entacher, répandre, sécher
v. intr. - boire (l'encre) (un buvard)

idioms:

• blot one's copybook    se faire mal voir
• blot out    effacer (un souvenir, etc), rayer, barrer (un mot), voiler, masquer (la vue), exterminer, liquider (une nation), annihiler, rayer de la carte (une ville)
• blotting paper    papier buvard

2.
n. - dé (à risque) (au backgammon), point faible

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Fleck, Schandfleck
v. - beflecken, besudeln, kleckern, ablöschen

idioms:

• blot one's copybook    sich daneben benehmen
• blot out    auslöschen
• blotting paper    Löschpapier

2.
n. - einzelnstehender , nicht gedeckter Stein, schwache Stelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κηλιδώνω, σπιλώνω, λεκιάζω, στυπώνω (μελάνι)
n. - κηλίδα (μελάνης), μουντζαλιά, λεκές, ασχήμια

idioms:

• blot out    σβήνω, κρύβω, σκοτεινιάζω, εξαλείφω, αφανίζω
• blot your copybook    λερώνει το μητρώο σου, αμαυρώνει το καλό σου όνομα
• blotting paper    στυπόχαρτο

Italiano (Italian)
insudiciare, macchiare, imbrattare, macchia, infamia

idioms:

• blot out    cancellare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - borrar (com tinta), enxugar com mata-borrão, macular (fig.)
n. - borrão (m), mácula (f)

idioms:

• blot out    esconder
• blotting paper    mata-borrão (m)

Русский (Russian)
запачкать, поставить кляксу, запятнать, клякса, пятно

idioms:

• blot out    стереть
• blotting paper    промокательная бумага

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - mancha, borrón
v. tr. - manchar de tinta, emborronar, ensuciar, manchar
v. intr. - ensuciarlo todo, mancharse de tinta, ensuciarse, mancharse

idioms:

• blot one's copybook    manchar su reputación o su hoja de servicios
• blot out    borrar, tachar, ocultar
• blotting paper    papel secante

2.
n. - punto débil, defecto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bläcka ner, torka med läskpapper
n. - bläckfläck, mörk fläck, skönhetsfläck

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 污点, 耻辱, 涂污, 弄脏, 使蒙耻, 污损, 吸干, 弄上墨渍, 吸墨水

idioms:

• blot out    抹去, 遮盖
• blot your copybook    玷污自己的名声, 断送机会
• blotting paper    吸墨水纸

2. 有损整体美的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 有損整體美的東西

2.
n. - 污點, 恥辱
v. tr. - 塗汙, 弄髒, 使蒙恥, 污損, 吸幹
v. intr. - 弄上墨漬, 吸墨水

idioms:

• blot out    抹去, 遮蓋
• blot your copybook    玷污自己的名聲, 斷送機會
• blotting paper    吸墨水紙

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 얼룩, 흠, 삭제
v. tr. - ~을 더럽히다, ~을 어둡게 하다, ~을 빨아들이다
v. intr. - 번지다, 얼룩이 지다

idioms:

• blot out    없애다, 숨기다, 죽이다

2.
n. - (서양장기)잡히기 쉬운 말, 약점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 汚れ, 汚点
v. - 汚す, 傷を付ける, にじむ, 吸い取る

idioms:

• blot out    消す, おおい隠す
• blot your copybook    名を汚す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) لوث, لطخ, نشف الحبر (الاسم) بقعه, وصمه, لطخه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כתם, רבב, פגם‬
v. tr. - ‮הכתים‬
v. intr. - ‮ספג בנייר סופג‬
n. - ‮כלי-משחק לא מוגן (שש-בש), נקודת-תורפה‬

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