blot

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.

[Middle English.]

blot² (blŏt)
n.

1. Games. An exposed piece in backgammon.
2. Archaic. A weak point.

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

also blot out

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

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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.

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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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