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sympathy(dictionary)
sympathy(medicine)
Dot blot(medicine)
blot(medicine)
blot(1)(dictionary)
blot(2)(dictionary)
blot(dictionary)
blot 1, verb(dictionary)
Southern blot(dictionary)

blot(2) (iou) and sympathy (oh)


blot(2) (iou)



blot noun2. L16.
[Prob. from Dutch bloot naked, exposed, but as noun only in English.]
Backgammon. An exposed piece liable to be taken; the action of exposing a piece. L16.
An exposed point in one's procedure; a mark, a butt. M17.

sympathy (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathes 'sharing feelings, sympathetic', from syn- ( SYN-) + pathos 'feelings']
[plural,U] the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation
sympathy for
::I have a lot of sympathy for her; she had to bring up the children on her own.
::I have absolutely no sympathy for students who get caught cheating in exams.
::She wrote a letter expressing her sympathy .
play on sb's sympathy
(=make someone feel sorry for you in order to gain an advantage for yourself)
::We would like to pass on our deepest sympathy to Ken's wife Marjorie.
::Our sympathies are with the Families of the victims.
::My sympathies go out to the boy's mother.
message/letter of sympathy
::The victim's parents have received thousands of messages of sympathy.
[plural,U] belief in or support for a plan, idea, or action, especially a political one
in sympathy with sth
::Willard is in sympathy with many Green Party issues.
::Her sympathies lie firmly with the Conservative Party.
communist/Republican/left-wing etc sympathies
::Matheson is known for his pro-socialist sympathies.
sympathy with/for
::Sullivan expressed sympathy for the striking federal workers.
[U] a feeling that you understand someone because you are similar to them
::There was no personal sympathy between them.