blank: значение и определения

Devoid of writing, images, or marks: a blank page; a blank screen.

Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette.

Not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.

Not having received final processing; unfinished: a blank key.

Lacking expression; expressionless: "Although his gestures were elaborate, his face was blank” ( Nathanael West). See Synonyms at empty.

Appearing or seeming to appear dazed or confused: greeted me with a blank stare.

Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.

Devoid of activity, interest, or distinctive character; empty: tried to fill the blank hours of the day.

Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.

An empty space or place; a void: During the exam my mind was a blank.

An empty space on a document to be filled in.

A document with one or more such spaces.

A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting: a key blank.

A blank cartridge.

Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.

A mark, usually a dash (—), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.

The white circle in the center of a target; a bull's-eye.

To remove, as from view; obliterate: "At times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight” ( Richard Wright).

To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.

Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.

To punch or stamp from flat stock, especially with a die.

To become abstracted. Often used with out: My mind blanked out for a few seconds.

To fail to find or remember something: I blanked when asked the name of our mayor.

To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.