Meaning & use
blot
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A spot or stain, especially of ink, or a thing that spoils something otherwise good.
See it in a sentence
A large ink blot spread across the page when the pen leaked.
The scandal was a blot on an otherwise distinguished career.
A note on using this word
Used literally for ink stains and figuratively for a damaging mark on someone's reputation or record.
Words with a similar meaning
stainsmudgeblemish
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To dry ink or absorb liquid by pressing with absorbent material.
She blotted the wet ink before closing the notebook.
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