blot
To cause a blot by spilling a coloured substanceTo cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
» This blotting paper absorbs ink well.
Эта промокашка очень хорошо впитывает чернила. — Hellerick
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10 senses(transitive)To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
beflecken, kleckern
(intransitive)To soak up or absorb liquid.
This paper blots easily.
(transitive)To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
dry (ink) with blotting paper
(transitive)To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
(transitive)To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
(transitive)To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
(transitive)To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
to blot out a word or a sentence
(transitive)To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
ablöschen
(Multicultural London English, transitive)To sell illegal drugs, to deal, to push.
(transitive)To hit a blot.
Examples
20 sentencesThis blotting paper absorbs ink well.
ruЭта промокашка очень хорошо впитывает чернила. — Hellerick
There were ink blots on the paper.
deEs waren Tintenkleckse auf dem Papier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Blotting paper absorbs ink.
ruПромокательная бумага впитывает чернила. — odexed
This blot can't be wiped out.
The paper was blotted with ink.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English blot (“blot, spot, stain, blemish”). Perhaps from Old Norse *blettr (“From Middle English blot (“blot, spot, stain, blemish”). Perhaps from Old Norse *blettr (“blot, stain”) (only attested in documents from after Old Norse transitioned to Icelandic blettur), or from Old French bloche (“clod of earth”).
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Forms
blots, blotting, blotted, blottedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
130 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle