1(of a surface or background) unrelieved by decorative or other features; bare, empty, or plain:a blank wallthe screen went blank
not written or printed on:a blank sheet of paper
(of a document) with spaces left for a signature or details:blank tax-return forms
(of a tape) with nothing recorded on it:blank cassettes
2showing a lack of comprehension or reaction:we were met by blank looks
temporarily having no knowledge or understanding:her mind went blank
lacking incident or result:those blank moments aboard airplanes
3 [attributive] complete; absolute (used emphatically with negative force):he was met with a blank refusal to discuss the issue
4used euphemistically in place of an adjective regarded as obscene, profane, or abusive:show the miserable blank-blank Englishman how to fight this war
არსებითი სახელი
Universal
1a space left to be filled in a document:leave blanks to type in the appropriate names
a document with blank spaces to be filled.
2 (also blank cartridge) a cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or as a signal.
3an empty space or period of time, especially in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding:my mind was a total blank
4an object which has no mark or design on it, in particular:
a roughly cut metal or wooden block intended for further shaping or finishing.
a domino with one or both halves blank.
a plain metal disc from which a coin is made by stamping a design on it.
5a dash written instead of a word or letter, especially instead of an obscenity or profanity.
used euphemistically in place of a noun regarded as obscene, profane, or abusive.
ზმნა
Universal
1make (something) blank or empty:electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals
[no object] become blank or empty:the picture blanked out
cut (a metal blank):the complete core disc can be blanked out in one piece
2North American defeat (a sports team) without allowing them to score:Baltimore blanked Toronto in a 7-0 victory
3British informal deliberately ignore (someone):I just blanked them and walked out
be firing blanks
humorous (of a man) be infertile.
draw a blank
elicit no successful response; fail:the search drew a blank
