n. 25B6; noun
an ink blot : SPOT, dot, mark, blotch, smudge, patch, dab; informal splotch; Brit. informal splodge.
the only blot on a clean campaign : BLEMISH, taint, stain, blight, flaw, fault; disgrace, dishonour.
a blot on the landscape : EYESORE, monstrosity, carbuncle, mess; informal sight.
25B6; verb
blot the excess water : SOAK UP, absorb, sponge up, mop up; dry up/out; dab, pat.
the writing was messy and blotted : SMUDGE, smear, blotch, mark.
he had blotted our name forever : TARNISH, taint, stain, blacken, sully, mar; dishonour, disgrace, besmirch.
honour.
25A0; blot something out
Mary blotted out her picture : ERASE, obliterate, delete, efface, rub out, blank out, expunge; cross out, strike out.
clouds were starting to blot out the stars : CONCEAL, hide, obscure, exclude, obliterate; shadow, eclipse.
he urged her to blot out the memory : ERASE, efface, eradicate, expunge, wipe out.