v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. |
| 2. | To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil. |
| 3. | To stain with infamy; to disgrace. |
| 4. | To obliterate, as 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. |
| 5. | To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow. |
| 6. | To dry, as writing, with blotting paper. |
v. i. | 1. | To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily. |
n. | 1. | A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur. |
| 2. | An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure. |
| 3. | A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish. |
| 1. | (Backgammon) An exposure of a single man to be taken up. |
| 2. | A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or mark. |