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blank out — verb 1. be unable to remember I m drawing a blank You are blocking the name of your first wife! • Syn: ↑forget, ↑block, ↑draw a blank • Ant: ↑remember (for … Useful english dictionary
blank out — phrasal verb Word forms blank out : present tense I/you/we/they blank out he/she/it blanks out present participle blanking out past tense blanked out past participle blanked out 1) [transitive] if you blank out a feeling, memory, warning etc, you … English dictionary
blank out — PHRASAL VERB If you blank out a particular feeling or thought, you do not allow yourself to experience that feeling or to have that thought. [V n P] I learned to blank those feelings out... [V P n (not pron)] I was trying to blank out previous… … English dictionary
blank out — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cancel by covering over] Syn. delete, erase, whiteout, cross out; see cancel 1 . 2. [To become confused or forgetful] Syn. lose one s memory, lose one s concentration, become abstracted, draw a blank*; see forget 1 … English dictionary for students
blank out — v. unable to remember … English contemporary dictionary
blank — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not marked or decorated; bare or plain. 2) not comprehending or reacting. 3) complete; absolute: a blank refusal. ► NOUN 1) a space left to be filled in a document. 2) a cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet. 3) … English terms dictionary
blank — [blaŋk] adj. [ME < OFr blanc, white < Frank * blank, white, gleaming, akin to OE blanca, white steed < IE * bhleg , to shine: see BLACK] 1. Obs. colorless or white 2. a) not written, recorded, etc. on; not marked; empty [a blank sheet of … English World dictionary
blank — blank1 [ blæŋk ] adjective ** 1. ) showing no emotion or no sign of understanding something or recognizing someone: His eyes were blank and he barely responded to us. a blank look/expression/face 2. ) blank paper or a blank space is empty and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blank — blank1 S3 [blæŋk] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: blanc; BLANCH] 1.) without any writing, print, or recorded sound ▪ Leave the last page blank . ▪ a blank cassette 2.) a blank face or look shows no emotion, understanding, or interest… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blank — blankness, n. /blangk/, adj., blanker, blankest, n., v. adj. 1. (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper. 2. not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check. 3. unrelieved or unbroken… … Universalium
