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- [blak out]
- /blæk aʊt/
- /blæk ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blak out]
- /blæk aʊt/
Definitions of black out words
- phrasal verb black out If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time. 3
- phrasal verb black out If a place is blacked out, it is in darkness, usually because it has no electricity supply. 3
- phrasal verb black out If a film or a piece of writing is blacked out, it is prevented from being broadcast or published, usually because it contains information which is secret or offensive. 3
- phrasal verb black out If you black out a piece of writing, you colour over it in black so that it cannot be seen. 3
- phrasal verb black out If you black out the memory of something, you try not to remember it because it upsets you. 3
- noun black out to cover (writing, printing, etc.) with black pencil marks or paint 3
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Origin of black out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English blak, Old English blæc; cognate with Old High German blah-; akin to Old Norse blakkr black, blek ink
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Black out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
black out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
black out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for black out
verb black out
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- faint — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- pass out — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- batten — A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
Antonyms for black out
verb black out
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- resuscitate — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
- revive — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- pencil in — a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
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