blank

blank
[[t]blæ̱ŋk[/t]]
blanks, blanking, blanked
1) 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:
blankly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

She stared at him blankly.

blankness N-UNCOUNT

His 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-blank
7) 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.

Phrasal Verbs:

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