to hit a blot
1hit a blot — phrasal 1. : to capture a man exposed on a point in backgammon 2. : to find a flaw (as in a policy or argument) * * * hit a blot 1. In backgammon, to capture an exposed man 2. To find a weak place • • • Main Entry: ↑hit …
2Blot — Blot, n. [Cf. Dan. blot bare, naked, Sw. blott, d. bloot, G. bloss, and perh. E. bloat.] 1. (Backgammon) (a) An exposure of a single man to be taken up. (b) A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up. [1913 Webster] He is too great a… …
3Blot-Sweyn — was probably made by Sweyn and his family, as it mentions two people named Sweyn and Møy. It is the only existing mention of the name Møy ( maiden ) as a girl s name beside the mention of Sweyn s sister Mær (the Old Icelandic form of Møy ) in… …
4hit — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, accomplish, accord, achieve, adverse criticism, affect, agree, ambush, animadversion, answer to, antimasque, antitoxin, approach, arrest the thoughts, arrive, arrive at, arrive in …
5blot out — Synonyms and related words: abate, abbreviate, abolish, abridge, annul, becloud, bedarken, bedim, begloom, black, black out, blacken, blast, block the light, blot, blue pencil, bowdlerize, brown, bump off, cancel, cast a shadow, censor, cloud,… …
6backgammon — /bak gam euhn, bak gam /, n. 1. a game for two persons played on a board having two tables or parts, each marked with 12 points, and with both players having 15 pieces that are moved in accordance with throws of the dice. 2. a victory at this… …
7Angelsächsische Mythologie — Die angelsächsische Religion bezieht sich auf die vorchristliche polytheistische Religion des germanischen Sammelvolks der Angelsachsen in England und wird als Bestandteil der germanischen Religion insgesamt, sowie im besonderen der kontinentalen …
8Angelsächsische Religion — Die angelsächsische Religion bezieht sich auf die vorchristliche polytheistische Religion des germanischen Sammelvolks der Angelsachsen in England. Religionswissenschaftlich wird sie als Bestandteil der germanischen Religion insgesamt sowie… …
9spot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. place, locality, site; blotch, dapple, speckle, macula; smear, spatter, daub, blot; blemish, flaw, stain, stigma. See location, disrepute. on the spot II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. prompt, ready,… …
10Backgammon — A backgammon set, consisting of a board, two sets of 15 checkers, two pairs of dice, a doubling cube, and dice cups Years active Approximately 5,000 years ago to present Genre(s) Board game, dice game …
