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Meaning of blank

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

blank

Pronunciation:/blæŋk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence .

  2. A nonplus .

  3. The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .

  4. A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated .

verb

Definitions

  1. To make void; to erase.

    Example: I blanked out my previous entry.

  2. To ignore (a person) deliberately.

    Example: She blanked me for no reason.

  3. To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.

    Example: England blanks Wales to advance to the final.

  4. To become blank.

adjective

Definitions

  1. White or pale; without colour.

  2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in

    Example: a blank ballot

  3. Scoreless; without any goals or points.

  4. Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.

    Example: a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness