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blank

/ˈblæŋk/

US UK

adjective

blanker; -est

without any writing, marks, or pictures

a blank sheet of paper

Leave that line blank. [=don't write on that line]

a book with blank pages

a blank wall - see also blank slate

having empty spaces to be filled in with information :not yet written in or filled out

a blank passport application/form

Sign your name on the blank line. [=a line that marks a place where you should write something] - see also blank check

without any recorded sound or information

a blank tape/disk/CD

not showing any emotion

She gave me a blank look [=did not show any emotion or response] when I asked her where she had been.

a blank expression/stare

always used before a noun :stated in a very direct and certain way

I was surprised by her blank refusal to loan me the money.

a blank [=(more commonly) flat] denial - see also point-blank

go blank

to suddenly stop showing letters, images, etc.

The screen on my computer went blank.

If your mind goes blank, you are unable to remember or think of something.

My mind went blank when I heard the question.

noun

plural blanks

[count] :an empty space on a document where you put information

The form has a blank for your signature.

Please fill in the blanks. [=put information in the blank spaces] - sometimes used figuratively

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]

[singular] :a period of time that you cannot remember anything about

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.

I should know the answer, but my mind's a blank.

I drew a blank when I tried to remember his name.

[count] :a gun cartridge that is filled with powder but that does not contain a bullet

The actors are shooting/firing blanks.

verb

blanks; blanked; blanking

[+ obj] US :to keep (the opposing team) from scoring

The goalie blanked the Falcons for two periods in the hockey game.

Brit 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)

His former friends blanked [=cut, snubbed] him in the street after the scandal.

blank out

[phrasal verb]

blank out (something) or blank (something) out

to completely hide or cover (something)

They blanked out [=blacked out] parts of the document before making it public.

to cause (something) to be forgotten

The injury blanked out parts of his memory.

to completely forget (something)

She has blanked out [=blocked out] what happened that night.

* Các từ tương tự:
blank check, blank slate, blank verse, blanket