blot

blot
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. stain, blemish, spot; sully. — n. spot, smear, blemish. See disrepute, uncleanness, guilt.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. spot, stain, smudge, splotch; see blemish , stain .
v.
1. [To stain]
Syn. smudge, blotch, spatter, sully; see dirty , disgrace .
2. [To absorb]
Syn. soak up, dry, sponge; see absorb 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
spot, smudge, stain, smear, streak, blemish.
II
v.
splotch, spot, smudge, stain, soil, smear, streak, blemish.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A discolored mark made by smearing: blotch, daub, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain. See MARKS . 2. A mark of discredit or disgrace: black eye, blemish, onus, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish. Archaic: attaint. Idiom: a blot on (one's) escutcheon. See MARKS, RESPECT. II verb To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean. Also used with out: annul, cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out). Law: vacate. See CONTINUE.

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