blot

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. A [[blemish]], [[spot]] or [[stain]] made by a [[colour]]ed [[substance]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A stain on someone's [[reputation]] or [[character]]; a [[disgrace]].
3. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
4. {{lb|en|backgammon}} An [[exposed]] piece in [[backgammon]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[soak]] up or [[absorb]] liquid.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[impair]]; to [[damage]]; to [[mar]]; to [[soil]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To stain with [[infamy]]; to disgrace.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[obliterate]], as writing with ink; to cancel; to [[efface]]; generally with ''out''.
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[obscure]]; to [[eclipse]]; to [[shadow]].
9. {{lb|en|transitive|MLE}} To sell illegal drugs, to [[deal]], to [[push]].
10. {{lb|en|backgammon|transitive}} To [[hit]] a [[blot#Noun|blot]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.