[{"word":"blots","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An exposed piece in backgammon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To soak up or absorb liquid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This paper blots easily."},{"definition":"To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To stain with infamy; to disgrace.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to blot out a word or a sentence"},{"definition":"To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blot","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blots"]}]