- smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
--1 is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
--1 has particulars:blotch, splodge, splotch; fingermark, fingerprint; inkblot Derived forms: verb blot1, verb blot2 - blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
--2 is a kind of mistake, error, fault
- blot - dry (ink) with blotting paper
--1 is one way to absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun blot1, noun blotter1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- spot, fleck, blob, blot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
--2 is one way to change surface
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun blot1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something