ALL meanings of draw a blank
draw a blank
D d - adjective draw a blank (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper. 1
- adjective draw a blank not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check. 1
- adjective draw a blank unrelieved or unbroken by ornament, opening, decoration, etc.: a blank wall. 1
- adjective draw a blank lacking some usual or completing feature: a blank roll of film. 1
- adjective draw a blank (of a recording medium) containing no previously recorded information: a blank videocassette; a blank floppy disk. Compare prerecorded. 1
- adjective draw a blank void of interest, variety, results, etc.: She sometimes occupied her blank days reading detective stories. 1
- adjective draw a blank showing no attention, interest, or emotion: a blank expression on his face. 1
- adjective draw a blank disconcerted; nonplussed; speechless: He looked blank when I asked him why he applied for the job. 1
- adjective draw a blank complete; utter; unmitigated: blank stupidity. 1
- adjective draw a blank Archaic. white; pale; colorless. 1
- noun draw a blank a place where something is lacking; an empty space: a blank in one's memory. 1
- noun draw a blank a space in a printed form, test, etc., to be filled in: Write your name in the blank. 1
- noun draw a blank a printed form containing such spaces: Have you filled out one of these blanks? 1
- noun draw a blank a dash put in place of an omitted letter, series of letters, etc., especially to avoid writing a word considered profane or obscene. 1
- noun draw a blank Metalworking. a piece of metal ready to be drawn, pressed, or machined into a finished object. 1
- noun draw a blank Archery. the bull's-eye. 1
- noun draw a blank the object toward which anything is directed; aim; target. 1
- noun draw a blank blank cartridge. 1
- verb with object draw a blank to cross out or delete, especially in order to invalidate or void (usually followed by out): to blank out an entry. 1
- verb with object draw a blank Informal. to keep (an opponent) from scoring in a game. 1
- verb with object draw a blank Metalworking. to stamp or punch out of flat stock, as with a die. 1
- idioms draw a blank draw a blank, to fail in an attempt; be unsuccessful: We've drawn a blank in the investigation. to fail to comprehend or be unable to recollect: He asked me their phone number and I drew a blank. 1
- noun draw a blank to choose a lottery ticket that fails to win 0
- noun draw a blank to get no results from something 0
- noun draw a blank to draw a lottery ticket that fails to win 0
- noun draw a blank to be unsuccessful in any attempt 0
- noun draw a blank to be unable to remember a particular thing 0
- verb draw a blank (Idiomatic) To be unable to produce a required piece of information. 0
- verb draw a blank To fail; to produce no successful response. 0