mask out

mask out

To hide, cover, or conceal something, either partially or in full. He thinks he can just mask out the smell in the bathroom with that horrible deodorant spray, but it just makes everything worse. We've planted trees around the perimeter of our property to mask it out from the neighbors.
See also: mask, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mask something out

to conceal or cover part of something from view. The trees masked the city dump out, so it could not be seen from the street. The trees masked out the dump.
See also: mask, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • conceal
  • conceal (someone or something) from (someone or something)
  • conceal from
  • hide from
  • hide from (someone or something)
  • hide in
  • hide in (something)
  • scratch out
  • BO juice
  • hide a multitude of sins
References in periodicals archive
"If you take a little time to measure and mask out the painting area, though, stripes are really quite simple.