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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
blank out en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To become blank.
The screen blanked out during the power cut.
He removed the paper from the heat, and the paper blanked out.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To become blank. ▸ To temporarily lose memory.
I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid.
He blanked out five minutes into the meeting.
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(transitive) To cause (something) to become blank. ▸ To erase (something), leaving a blank in its place.
The teacher blanked out some words from the text, which the students had to fill in.
They had to blank out five obscenities before airing the song.
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(transitive) To cause (something) to become blank. ▸ To erase from one's memory.
He blanked out the abuse he had suffered as a child.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To get even; to neutralise.
Beckham's second-half goal blanked out Filippi's first-half header to put the score at 1-1.
Forms
Coordinates
black out
Deriveds
blankout