blank

[[t]blæŋk[/t]]

adj. blank•er, blank•est, n. v.

1) having no marks; not written or printed on:

blank pages[/ex]

2) not filled in:

a blank check[/ex]

3) unrelieved or unbroken by ornament or opening:

a blank wall[/ex]

4) containing no recorded sound or images:

blank tape[/ex]

5) void of interest or variety:

to pass blank days at the beach[/ex]

6) expressionless:

a blank look on her face[/ex]

7) nonplussed:

He looked blank when I asked for his ticket[/ex]

8) complete; utter:

blank stupidity[/ex]

9) archaic colorless

10) a place where something is lacking; void or gap

11) a space in a printed form, test, etc., to be filled in

12) a printed form containing such spaces

13) a dash put in place of an omitted letter or letters, esp. to avoid writing a word considered profane or obscene

14) mel a piece of metal ready to be drawn, pressed, or machined into a finished object

15) cvb mil

blank cartridge

16) inf to keep (an opponent) from scoring in a game

17) mel to stamp or punch out of flat stock, as with a die

18) phv blank out

a) to cross out or delete:

to blank out an entry[/ex]

b) to suffer a loss of memory or concentration

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- draw a blank

Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF, OF blanc white < Gmc blank′ly, adv. blank′ness, n.