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| 1. | [ verb ] (politics,writing) suppress by censorship as for political reasons | |
| Examples: | "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out" |
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| Related terms: | edit blackout | |
| 2. | [ verb ] darken completely | |
| Synonyms: | blacken_out | |
| Examples: | "The dining room blackened out" |
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| Related terms: | darken blackout | |
| 3. | [ verb ] obliterate or extinguish, of lights | |
| Examples: | "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived." |
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| Related terms: | extinguish | |
| 4. | [ verb ] lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example | |
| Synonyms: | zonk_out pass_out lose_consciousness | |
| Related terms: | come_to change_state faint blackout | |
| Similar spelling: |
block_out blackout bleach_out black_cat Black_Tai black_tea black_tie black_kite blaze_out Black_Death black_widow black_stork blacktop black_wattle black_tongue Blackston black-tie Blackwood blacktail Blacketer Blackstone Blackstock blackthorn Blackwater black_duck blacktopped |
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