black out

black out
verb
1. obliterate or extinguish (Freq. 1)
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Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived

• Hypernyms: ↑snuff out, ↑blow out, ↑extinguish, ↑quench
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

2. darken completely (Freq. 1)
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The dining room blackened out

• Syn: ↑blacken out
• Derivationally related forms: ↑blackout
• Hypernyms: ↑darken
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

3. suppress by censorship as for political reasons (Freq. 1)
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parts of the newspaper article were blacked out

• Derivationally related forms: ↑blackout
• Hypernyms: ↑edit, ↑redact
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

4. lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑zonk out, ↑pass out
• Derivationally related forms: ↑blackout
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Hyponyms: ↑faint, ↑conk, ↑swoon, ↑pass out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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(of a person) undergo a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness

they knocked me around and I blacked out

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black out [phrasal verb]
1 : to suddenly become unconscious

What's the last thing you remember before you blacked out? [=passed out, fainted]

2 black (something) out or black out (something)
2 a : to cover (something written) with a black or dark mark so that it cannot be read

Someone had blacked out certain sections of the newspaper.

2 b : to cause (a place) to become dark

They blacked out the stage by turning off all the lights.

2 c : to prevent the broadcast of (a televised sports event)
— usually used as (be) blacked out

Last night's game was blacked out in this area, so I couldn't watch it.

see also ↑blackout
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Main Entry: ↑black

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ˌblack ˈout derived
to become unconscious for a short time
Syn: ↑faint

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The driver had probably blacked out at the wheel.

related noun ↑blackout
Main entry: ↑blackderived

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