blot

CEFRB2

/blɒt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    A dark mark or spot.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.

Examples

  • These factories are a blot on the landscape.

  • This blot can't be wiped out.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.

  2. An exposed piece in backgammon.

More examples

In context

  • to blot out a word or a sentence

  • This paper blots easily.

  • England bound in with the triumphant ſea, / Whoſe rocky ſhore beates backe the enuious ſiedge / Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with ſhame, / With Inky blottes, and rotten Parchment bonds.

Synonyms

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She tried to remove the ink blank from her white shirt with a cloth.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English blot (“blot, spot, stain, blemish”). Perhaps from Old Norse *blettr (“blot, stain”) (only attested in documents from after Old Norse transitioned to Icelandic blettur), or from Old French bloche (“clod of earth”).