- blank
- [[t]blæ̱ŋk[/t]]
blanks, blanking, blanked1) ADJ Something that is blank has nothing on it.
We could put some of the pictures over on that blank wall over there...
He tore a blank page from his notebook.
...blank cassettes.
2) N-COUNT A blank is a space which is left in a piece of writing or on a printed form for you to fill in particular information.Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.
3) ADJ-GRADED If you look blank, your face shows no feeling, understanding, or interest.Abbot looked blank. `I don't quite follow, sir.'...
His daughter gave him a blank look.
Derived words:blankness N-UNCOUNTHis eyes have the blankness of someone half-asleep.
4) N-SING: a N If your mind or memory is a blank, you cannot think of anything or remember anything.I'm sorry, but my mind is a blank...
I came round in hospital and did not know where I was. Everything was a complete blank.
5) N-COUNT: usu pl Blanks are gun cartridges which contain explosive but do not contain a bullet, so that they cause no harm when the gun is fired....a starter pistol which only fires blanks.
6) → See also point-blank7) PHRASE: V inflects If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them. [INFORMAL]They drew a blank in their search for the driver.
8) PHRASE: V inflects If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.My mind went totally blank.
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English dictionary. 2008.