blank
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
blanker;
blankest
blanker;
blankest
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLANK
1
a
:
without any writing, marks, or pictures
—
see also blank slate
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a blank sheet of paper
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Leave that line blank. [=don't write on that line]
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a book with blank pages
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a blank wall
b
:
having empty spaces to be filled in with information
:
not yet written in or filled out
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see also blank check
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a blank passport application/form
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Sign your name on the blank line. [=a line that marks a place where you should write something]
2
:
without any recorded sound or information
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a blank tape/disk/CD
3
:
not showing any emotion
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She gave me a blank look [=did not show any emotion or response] when I asked her where she had been.
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a blank expression/stare
4
always used before a noun
:
stated in a very direct and certain way
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see also point-blank
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I was surprised by her blank refusal to loan me the money.
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a blank [=(more commonly) flat] denial
go blank
1
:
to suddenly stop showing letters, images, etc.
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The screen on my computer went blank.
2
◊ If your mind goes blank, you are unable to remember or think of something.
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My mind went blank when I heard the question.
— blankly
adverb-
She stared at him blankly. [=without any expression; her face showed no emotion]
— blankness
noun [noncount]-
the wall's blankness = the blankness of the wall
2
blank
/ˈblæŋk/
noun
plural
blanks
2
blank
/ˈblæŋk/
noun
plural
blanks
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLANK
1
[count]
:
an empty space on a document where you put information
— sometimes used figuratively
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The form has a blank for your signature.
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Please fill in the blanks. [=put information in the blank spaces]
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At the end of the movie, the narrator goes back and fills in (all) the blanks. [=the narrator provides missing information about the movie's plot]
2
[singular]
:
a period of time that you cannot remember anything about
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He says that the first hour after the accident is a complete blank. [=he cannot remember anything that happened for an hour after the accident]
◊ If your mind is/draws a blank or if you draw a blank, you are unable to remember or think of something.
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I should know the answer, but my mind's a blank.
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I drew a blank when I tried to remember his name.
3
[count]
:
a gun cartridge that is filled with powder but that does not contain a bullet
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The actors are shooting/firing blanks.
3
blank
/ˈblæŋk/
verb
blanks;
blanked;
blanking
3
blank
/ˈblæŋk/
verb
blanks;
blanked;
blanking
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLANK
[+ object]
1
US
:
to keep (the opposing team) from scoring
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The goalie blanked the Falcons for two periods in the hockey game.
2
British slang
:
to behave in an unfriendly way toward (someone you have been friendly with in the past)
:
to ignore or refuse to talk to (someone)
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His former friends blanked [=cut, snubbed] him in the street after the scandal.
blank out
[phrasal verb]
1
blank out (something)
or
blank (something) out
:
to completely hide or cover (something)
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They blanked out [=blacked out] parts of the document before making it public.
2
a
:
to cause (something) to be forgotten
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The injury blanked out parts of his memory.
b
:
to completely forget (something)
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She has blanked out [=blocked out] what happened that night.
