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.
To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
To dry, as writing, with blotting paper.
To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.
A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur.
An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure.
A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish.
An exposure of a single man to be taken up.
A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up.
A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or mark.