block out

verb

blocked out; blocking out; blocks out

1

: to hide or cover something so that it cannot be seen, felt, or heard

Clouds blocked out the sun.

We put on music to block out the sound of the traffic.

2

: to force oneself not to think about (something)

He tried to block the event out.

3

: to ignore (something)

blocking out distractions

see also:

block entry 2 sense 2

Examples of block out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No member of the brand’s current lineup blocks out unwanted noise better than the second iteration of the flagship QuietComfort Ultra. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026

Shares of the cybersecurity vendor fell both times, despite CEO George Kurtz’s defense of the company’s accounting, and our urge to focus on the fundamentals and block out the noise. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Viewed from Earth, each hot or cold patch is small enough for the Moon to block out. — Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Falcons receiver Olamide Zaccheaus said the offense tried to block out the noise, embrace a next-play mentality and encourage Rush. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for block out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout