blot

1. v. t. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. Source: opted

2. v. t. To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil. Source: opted

3. v. t. To stain with infamy; to disgrace. Source: opted

4. v. t. To word/obliterate">obliterate, as word/writing">writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses. Source: opted

5. v. t. To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow. Source: opted

6. v. t. To dry, as writing, with blotting paper. Source: opted

7. v. i. To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily. Source: opted

8. n. A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur. Source: opted

9. n. An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure. Source: opted

10. n. A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish. Source: opted

11. n. An exposure of a single man to be taken up. Source: opted

12. n. A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up. Source: opted

13. n. A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or mark. Source: opted

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