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1. noun
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a packet of non-narcotic white powder sold as narcotics US, 1966.
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a worthless person or thing US, 1950.
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in a carnival, a bad day, a bad engagement or a bad customer US, 1985.
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in poker, a useless card in the dealt hand US, 1992.
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the top of a skateboard US, 1976.
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a refusal of parole UK, 1996.
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a tablet of Aspirin US, 1990. give someone the blankto ignore someone UK, 1999
2. verb
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to ignore someone. Any response is 'blanked out' UK, 1977.
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to forget something UK, 1996.
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to erase something. An abbreviated variation of the conventional 'blank out' UK, 1981
⇨ blank; blankety; blankety-blank
used as a self-censored deletion of an expletive, regardless of part of speech. Written more often than spoken, but not without uses in speech UK, 1854
idiomblankdraw a blank1 to fail to get the information that you want, or fail to find the thing or person that you are looking for:Police enquiries so far have drawn a blank, but they hope that this new evidence will help them to find the missing girl.The students complain a lot, but when you ask them what exactly they want, you draw a blank.2 AmE to be unable to answer a question, or unwilling to give information:The staff on base were not very helpful. When we asked the sailor on duty where the research center was, he drew a blank.If you'd asked me who Bill Clinton was before the 92 election campaign, I'm sure I would've drawn a complete blank.
phraseblank[blanked, blanked, blanking]
blank out 1. blank out sth/sbblank sth/sb out to deliberately stop yourself from thinking about something or someone, because it is too painful or it upsets you to think about them: I tried to blank out everything he had said from my mind. After a moment he was able to blank out the pain. SIMILAR TO: block out2. blank out sthblank sth out to cover or remove something written, so that it cannot be seen or read: Every fifth word was blanked out, and the students had to try and fill them in. The whole of the last paragraph had been blanked out.3. blank out the screen if something blanks out your computer screen, all the information on it disappears: If, after some time, you have not used your mouse or keyboard, then a control program blanks out the screen.4. blank out AmE informal to be unable to remember what to say or do: Melissa took one look at the exam and completely blanked out.
See:
  • (one's) mind goes blank
  • a blank check
  • a blank cheque
  • ask (one) point-blank
  • ask someone point-blank
  • ask, tell, etc. somebody point blank
  • at point-blank range
  • blank canvas
  • blank check
  • blank look on (one's) face
  • blank on
  • blank on (something)
  • blank out
  • draw a blank
  • draw a blank, to
  • fill in
  • fill in the blank
  • fill in the blank(s)
  • Fill in the blanks
  • fire blanks
  • give (one) a blank check
  • give (someone) a blank look
  • give (someone) a blank stare
  • give a blank check
  • give a blank check to (one)
  • give a blank look
  • go blank
  • look blank
  • one's mind went blank
  • point-blank
  • tell (one) point-blank
  • that's (someone or something) for you
  • there's (someone or something) for you
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