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black out

/ black out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
suppress by censorship as for political reasons
"parts of the newspaper article were blacked out"
Type of:
edit redact
Derived:
blackout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
darken completely
"The dining room blackened out"
Type of:
darken
Derived:
blackout brownout dimout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
obliterate or extinguish
"Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived"
Type of:
snuff out blow out extinguish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
faint conk swoon pass out
Derived:
blackout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

edit redact darken snuff out blow out extinguish change state turn faint conk swoon pass out