to blot

Examples

• All

• I'm fine, she said, blotting her tears with the back of her hand.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Tina takes out a compact and daintily blots the moisture from her face.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I really want to just like blot the oil.

• So I start with my neck and I just blot everything showing up my face.

• All right, can I just ask you to blot for me, please?

• Take your finger and blot over all of this.

• I got a paper towel from my kitchen, and she used it to blot her eyes.

  Fiction book (1993)

• As a final tip, just take a tissue and blot just the inside of your lips.

• You have to make sure your hand does not tremble and, and blot the page.

• My mother was in the bathroom blotting her lips with a tissue.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

S

to swab

vsto blot

22 4.0

To clean a surface or put liquid on it using a cotton stick

focuses on pressing soft paper or cloth to remove liquid not applying liquid

S

to soak up

vsto blot

13 2.6

To take in liquid completely like a sponge or cloth

does so by pressing soft paper or cloth not by full absorption

S

to sponge

vsto blot

4 2.1

To clean up liquid by using a soft thing that soaks it up

is used to dry surfaces by pressing not for cleaning or scrubbing

S

to sop up

vsto blot

1 3.3

To absorb liquid using a sponge, cloth, or piece of bread

uses pressing with soft paper or cloth to dry a surface quickly

S

to sponge out

vsto blot

4.7

To remove liquid from a surface by wiping it with a cloth

focuses on pressing soft paper or cloth on flat surfaces rather than containers

Antonyms

S

to soak

141 1.0

Make something very wet by putting it into water or other liquid

Idioms

B

blot on the escutcheon

• Archaic

9.9

A single event that harms a person or group's good reputation

Phrasal Verbs

B

to blot out

8 5.4

Hide something so you cannot see it or remember it

How Dry

to dry

570 1.0

to mop up

5 2.6

to blot

4 4.1

to sop up

1 3.3

Surface Forms

Etymology