blot
pronunciation
How to pronounce blot in British English:
UK [blɒt]
How to pronounce blot in American English:
US [blɑt]
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- Noun:
- a blemish made by dirt
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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- Verb:
- dry (ink) with blotting paper
- make a spot or mark onto
Word Origin
- blot (n.)
- late 14c., originally "blemish," perhaps from Old Norse blettr "blot, stain," or from Old French blot, variant of bloc "block," or blestre "blister, lump, clump of earth."
- blot (v.)
- early 15c., "to make blots;" mid-15c. "to blot out, obliterate" (words), from blot (n.). Related: Blotted; blotting.
Synonym
Example
- 1. They are truly indomitable . But what a blot there is on history .
- 2. But it was a blot on an arrangement in which every cent was supposed to be monitored .
- 3. But if things there continue to slide , afghanistan could turn out to be the biggest blot on the obama presidency .
- 4. Let it settle for a few minutes , then blot thoroughly with a clean , dry cloth .
- 5. The failures to do so in rwanda and darfur and so many other charnel houses is a blot on its conscience that will never be erased .