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    blank
    [blaNGk]
    adjective
    blank (adjective) · blanker (comparative adjective) · blankest (superlative adjective)
    1. (of a surface or background) unrelieved by decorative or other features; bare, empty, or plain:
      "a blank wall" · "the blank skyline"
      • not written or printed on:
        "a blank sheet of paper"
      • (of a document) with spaces left for a signature or details:
        "blank tax-return forms"
      • (of a tape) with nothing recorded on it:
        "blank cassettes"
    2. showing incomprehension or no reaction:
      "we were met by blank looks"
      • having temporarily no knowledge or understanding:
        "her mind went blank"
      • lacking incident or result:
        "those blank moments aboard airplanes"
    3. complete; absolute (used emphatically with negative force):
      "he was met with a blank refusal to discuss the issue"
    noun
    blank (noun) · blanks (plural noun) · blank cartridge (noun) · blank cartridges (plural noun)
    1. a space left to be filled in a document:
      "leave blanks to type in the appropriate names" · "this measure required subjects to fill in the blanks in a story"
      • a document with blank spaces to be filled.
      • a domino with one or both halves blank.
    2. a cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or as a signal.
    3. an empty space or period of time, especially in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding:
      "my mind was a total blank"
    4. a roughly cut metal or wooden block intended for further shaping or finishing.
      • a plain metal disk from which a coin is made by stamping a design on it.
    5. a dash written instead of a word or letter, especially instead of an obscenity or profanity.
      • used euphemistically in place of a noun regarded as obscene, profane, or abusive.
    verb
    blank (verb) · blanks (third person present) · blanked (past tense) · blanked (past participle) · blanking (present participle)
    1. cover up, obscure, or cause to appear blank or empty:
      "electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals"
      • become blank or empty:
        "the picture blanked out"
      • cut (a metal blank):
        "the complete core disk can be blanked out in one piece"
    2. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      informal
      defeat (a sports opponent) without allowing the opposition to score:
      "Baltimore blanked Toronto in a 7–0 victory"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the sense ‘white, colorless’): from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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    noun
    1. a space left to be filled in a document:
      blank space
      empty space
      • an empty space or period of time, especially in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding:
       
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