BLOT

(DRY) [verb] [T] -tt- - to dry a wet surface by pressing something soft and absorbent against itAfter signing my name I blotted the paper.She put on her lipstick and then carefully blotted her lips with a tissue.Fry the fillets for three minutes on each side and blot up any excess oil before serving. [T]Blotting paper is thick soft paper which you press onto a piece of paper on which you have just written in ink, in order to dry the ink.