blot

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /blɒt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /blɑt/

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Noun

Singular blot

Plural blots

A blot

1. (countable) A stain, spot or mark left by a colored object.

   There was a blot of wine on my shirt.

Verb

Plain form blot

Third-person singular blots

Past tense blotted

Past participle blotted

Present participle blotting

1. (intransitive) To soak up or absorb liquid.

   I tried to blot the spill as quickly as possibly, but it still left a stain.

2. (transitive) To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a colored substance.