/ blɒt; NAmE blɑːt/ verb , noun
■ verb ( -tt- ) [ vn ]
1.
to remove liquid from a surface by pressing soft paper or cloth on it
2.
to make a spot or spots of ink fall on paper
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IDIOMS
- blot your copybook
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PHRASAL VERBS
- blot sth out
■ noun
1.
a spot or dirty mark on sth, made by ink, etc.
➡ note at mark
2.
blot (on sth) something that spoils the opinion that other people have of you, or your happiness :
Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character.
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IDIOMS
- a blot on the landscape
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blettr .