blot

blot 1

• verb [T] -tted, -tting

to dry spots of liquid on a surface using a cloth or soft paper
blot sth <-> out phrasal verb [T]
1 to stop yourself from thinking about something:
?He tried to blot out his memory of Marcia.
2 to make it impossible to see something:
?clouds blotting out the sun

blot 2

• noun [C]

1 a mark on paper made by a spot of ink falling on it
2 a blot on the landscape something that spoils the appearance of a place