blot

verb

/blɒt/

/blɑːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blot	/blɒt/ /blɑːt/
he / she / it blots	/blɒts/ /blɑːts/
past simple blotted	/ˈblɒtɪd/ /ˈblɑːtɪd/
past participle blotted	/ˈblɒtɪd/ /ˈblɑːtɪd/
-ing form blotting	/ˈblɒtɪŋ/ /ˈblɑːtɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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blot something (up) to remove liquid from a surface by pressing soft paper or cloth on it
blot something to make a spot or spots of ink (= coloured liquid in a pen) fall on paper

Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blettr.

Idioms

blot your copybook

(old-fashioned, informal) to do something to damage the opinion that other people have of you

blot

noun

/blɒt/

/blɑːt/

Idioms

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a spot or dirty mark on something, made by ink (= coloured liquid in a pen), etc.
Synonyms mark
mark
- stain
- fingerprint
- streak
- speck
- blot
- smear
- spot
These are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.
- mark a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good:
  The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
- stain a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid:
  blood stains
- fingerprint a mark on a surface made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals:
  Her fingerprints were all over the gun.
- streak a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on:
  She had streaks of grey in her hair.
- speck a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on something:
  There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.
- blot a spot or dirty mark left on something by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surface
- smear a mark made by something such as oil or paint being spread or rubbed on a surface
- spot a small dirty mark on something:
  There were grease spots all over the walls.
Patterns
- a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of something
- a greasy mark/stain/smear
- an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
- a grease mark/stain/spot
- to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear
- There were ink blots all over the paper.
blot (on something) something that damages the opinion that other people have of you, or your happiness
- Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character.
- There was just a tiny blot on his happiness.

Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blettr.

Idioms

a blot on the landscape

an object, especially an ugly building, that makes a place less beautiful
- The power station is a blot on the landscape.