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SPLOTCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An irregularly shaped spot

Synonyms:

blotch; splodge; splotch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("splotch" is a kind of...):

blot; daub; slur; smear; smirch; smudge; spot (a blemish made by dirt)

Derivation:

splotch (blotch or spot)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blotch or spot

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "splotch" is one way to...):

blob; blot; fleck; spot (make a spot or mark onto)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

splotch (an irregularly shaped spot)

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