Main Entry: ³blank

Function: verb

Date: circa 1765

transitive verb

1 a : obscure, obliterate <blank out a line> b : to stop access to : seal <blank off a tunnel>
2 : to keep (an opponent) from scoring <were blanked for eight innings>intransitive verb 1 : fade —usually used with out <the music blanked out>
2 : to become confused or abstracted —often used with out <his mind blanked out momentarily>