to blot

Examples

• All

• Better to blot out the whole past and make believe that memory was at fault.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Her head filled the window, blotting out a distant mountain, the sky, and the sun.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Clouds rolled in from the north, blotting out the stars.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Giselle envied Dan his book, his ability to concentrate so deeply, to blot out everything else.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The entire park is plunged into darkness as the craft above blots out the sun.

  Fiction book (1996)

• A fine drizzle fogged the window, blotting out the cars in the parking lot below.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The din of Stillwater's set now blots out all other noise.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Above, gray clouds massed in the sky, blotting out the sinking sun and its wan warmth.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The Captain and the Science Officers recoil as the inky stuff envelopes the plexi-dome, completely blotting out the view.

  Fiction book (1998)

• She used a paper towel to blot the spilled juice on the counter.

Synonyms

S

to stain

vsto blot

113 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

is a small local mark usually formed by absorbing liquid

S

to spot

vsto blot

46 2.2

To make a small mark or stain on something

is usually an accidental single mark made by liquid absorption

M

to mottle

vsto blot

3 8.0

To make something have uneven spots or patches of color

is a single wet formed mark instead of varied multicolored patterns

B

to blotch

vsto blot

2 5.3

To mark something with irregular spots of a different color

is a single localized mark rather than wide irregular patches

S

to splotch

vsto blot

2 6.7

To put uneven marks of color or liquid on a surface

is a small absorbed mark rather than a larger messy covering

B

to bespeckle

vsto blot

9.6

To mark something with small spots

is a larger single mark usually made by liquid absorption

Antonyms

C

to clean

∞ 1.0

To remove dirt and stains

P

to purify

30 4.6

To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean

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 Stained

to stain

113 3.2

to blot

2 3.7

to smear

63 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology