blank

blank

 (blăngk)

adj. blank·er, blank·est

1.

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

b. Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette. See Synonyms at empty.

c. Having spaces for information to be provided; not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.

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

3.

a. Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.

b. Showing no expression, interest, or understanding; expressionless: a blank stare.

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

5. Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.

n.

1.

a. An empty space or place, especially an empty space on a document to be filled in.

b. A document with one or more such spaces.

2.

a. Something without information or thought: When I read that question on the test, my mind was a blank.

b. Something showing no expression or understanding: When he told his mother what happened, her face was a blank.

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

4. A blank cartridge.

5. Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.

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

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

8. Games An unmarked piece or portion of a piece, as a domino tile, whose value may be determined by the holder.

v. blanked, blank·ing, blanks

v.tr.

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

2. To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.

3. Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.

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

v.intr.

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

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

3. To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.

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[Middle English, white, having spaces to be filled in, from Old French blanc, white, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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blank′ly adv.

blank′ness n.

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blank

(blæŋk)

adj

1. (of a writing surface) bearing no marks; not written on

2. (of a form, etc) with spaces left for details to be filled in

3. without ornament or break; unrelieved: a blank wall.

4. not filled in; empty; void: a blank space.

5. exhibiting no interest or expression: a blank look.

6. lacking understanding; confused: he looked blank even after the explanations.

7. absolute; complete: blank rejection.

8. devoid of ideas or inspiration: his mind went blank in the exam.

9. unproductive; barren

n

10. an emptiness; void; blank space

11. an empty space for writing in, as on a printed form

12. a printed form containing such empty spaces

13. something characterized by incomprehension or mental confusion: my mind went a complete blank.

14. a mark, often a dash, in place of a word, esp a taboo word

15. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) short for blank cartridge

16. (Mechanical Engineering) a plate or plug used to seal an aperture

17. (Mechanical Engineering) a piece of material prepared for stamping, punching, forging, etc

18. (Archery) archery the white spot in the centre of a target

19. draw a blank

a. to choose a lottery ticket that fails to win

b. to get no results from something

vb (tr)

20. (usually foll by out) to cross out, blot, or obscure

21. slang to ignore or be unresponsive towards (someone): the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers.

22. (Mechanical Engineering) to forge, stamp, punch, or cut (a piece of material) in preparation for forging, die-stamping, or drawing operations

23. (Mechanical Engineering) (often foll by off) to seal (an aperture) with a plate or plug

24. (American Football) informal US and Canadian to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game

[C15: from Old French blanc white, of Germanic origin; related to Old English blanca a white horse]

ˈblankly adv

ˈblankness n

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blank

(blæŋk)

adj. blank•er, blank•est,
n., v. adj.

1. having no marks; not written or printed on: blank pages.

2. not filled in: a blank check.

3. unrelieved or unbroken by ornament or opening: a blank wall.

4. containing no recorded sound or images: blank tape.

5. void of interest or variety: to pass blank days at the beach.

6. expressionless: a blank look on her face.

7. nonplussed: He looked blank when I asked for his ticket.

8. complete; utter: blank stupidity.

9. Archaic. colorless.

n.

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. a piece of metal ready to be drawn, pressed, or machined into a finished object.

15. blank cartridge.

v.t.

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

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

18. blank out,

a. to cross out or delete: to blank out an entry.

b. to suffer a loss of memory or concentration.

Idioms:

draw a blank,

a. to be unsuccessful: to draw a blank in an investigation.

b. to fail to comprehend or remember: I drew a blank on her name.

[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French blanc white < Germanic]

blank′ly, adv.

blank′ness, n.

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blank

Past participle: blanked
Gerund: blanking

Imperative

blank

blank

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blank - a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" space grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
	2.	blank - a blank gap or missing part lacuna crack, gap - a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
	3.	blank - a piece of material ready to be made into something flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
	4.	blank - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet blank shell, dummy cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
Verb	1.	blank - keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
Adj.	1.	blank - (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" white, clean empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
	2.	blank - void of expression; "a blank stare" vacuous incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
	3.	blank - not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge" unloaded - (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; "many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded"

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blank

adjective

1. unmarked, white, clear, clean, empty, plain, bare, void, spotless, unfilled, uncompleted He tore a blank page from his notebook.
unmarked full, marked, completed, busy, filled in

2. expressionless, empty, dull, vague, hollow, vacant, lifeless, deadpan, straight-faced, vacuous, impassive, inscrutable, inane, wooden, poker-faced (informal) He gave him a blank look.
expressionless interested, alert, intelligent, lively, thoughtful, expressive

3. puzzled, lost, confused, stumped, doubtful, baffled, stuck, at sea, bewildered, muddled, mixed up, confounded, perplexed, disconcerted, at a loss, mystified, clueless, dumbfounded, nonplussed, uncomprehending, flummoxed Abbot looked blank. 'I don't follow, sir.'

4. absolute, complete, total, utter, outright, thorough, downright, consummate, unqualified, out and out, unmitigated, unmixed a blank refusal to attend

noun

1. empty space, space, gap Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.

2. void, vacuum, vacancy, emptiness, nothingness, vacuity, tabula rasa Everything was a complete blank.

blank something out forget, overlook, think no more of, consign to oblivion, not give another thought to I learned to blank those feelings out.

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blank

adjective

1. Containing nothing:

bare, clear, empty, vacant, vacuous, void.

2. Lacking expression:

deadpan, expressionless, inexpressive, pokerfaced.

3. Lacking intelligent thought or content:

empty, empty-headed, inane, vacant, vacuous.

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Translations

أبْيَض، خالٍ من الكِتابَةِبِدون بابٍ أو شُبّاكخَرْطوشَةٌ خلّبيّـهغير مُعَبِّرفَارِغ

prázdnýmezeranepopsanýprázdné místoslepá patrona

blankrubriktomløst krudtmellemrum

ausdruckslosleerLeerstelleLeerzeichenLücke

άγραφοςκενόκενόςλευκός

en blancoespacio en blancoinexpresivolisovacío

tühi

tyhjätyhjä kohtaaihioilmeetön

videblancespaceformulairepréforme

prazanpraznina

nyomtatvány

auîurblind-eyîapúîurskotsviplaus

biancobiglietto non vincentecartucce a salvefare fiascomonotono

白紙の空欄

공백빈

aklinasaptemtibereikšmisbereikšmiškumasbereikšmiu žvilgsniu

aklaneaizpildītsneaprakstītstrulstukša patrona

blancoleegte

blankløspatronrubrikktom plasstomrom

pustyspacjabezbarwnyczystyniewypełniony

em brancoespaço vazio

белыйбесцветныйбланкбледныйболванка

brezizrazenprazen

blankatomtom yta

ช่องว่างว่าง

boşboşlukifadesizkurusıkı fişekyazısız

chỗ trốngtrống

空白空白的茫然的无表情的没有门窗的

blank

[blæŋk]

A. ADJ

1. [paper, space etc] → en blanco; [tape] → virgen, sin grabar; [wall] → liso, sin adorno
the screen went blank → se fue la imagen de la pantalla

2. [expression etc] → vacío, vago
a blank look → una mirada vacía or vaga
a look of blank amazement → una mirada de profundo asombro
when I asked him he looked blank → cuando se lo pregunté se quedó mirando con una expresión vaga
my mind went blank → se me quedó la mente en blanco

3. (= unrelieved) in a state of blank despair → en un estado de desesperación total

B. N

1. (= void) → vacío m; (in form) → espacio m en blanco
my mind was a complete blank → no pude recordar nada
to draw a blank → no llegar a ninguna parte

2. (Mil) → cartucho m de fogueo
to fire blanks → usar municiones de fogueo

C. VT (Brit) (= snub) → dar de lado a

D. CPD blank cartridge N → cartucho m de fogueo
blank cheque, blank check (US) N → cheque m en blanco
to give sb a blank cheque → dar a algn un cheque en blanco (fig) → dar carta blanca a algn (to para) blank verse N → verso m blanco or suelto

blank out VT + ADV [+ feeling, thought] → desechar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blank

[ˈblæŋk]

adj

[sheet, page] → blanc(blanche)

[cassette] → vierge

[mind]
My mind went blank.; My mind was a blank → J'ai eu un trou., J'ai eu un trou de mémoire., J'ai eu un blanc.

[look] → sans expression, dénué(e) d'expression
to look blank → avoir l'air déconcerté(e), avoir l'air ahuri(e)

n

(= empty space) → espace m vide, vide m, blanc m
Fill in the blanks → Remplissez les blancs.

(= cartridge) → cartouche f à blanc

to draw a blank → faire chou blancblank cheque (British) blank check (US) n → chèque m en blanc
to give sb a blank cheque to do sth (= give sb complete freedom) → donner carte blanche à qn pour faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blank

adj (+er)

piece of paper, page, wall → leer; silence, darkness → tief; coin → ungeprägt; blank space → Lücke f; (on form) → freies Feld; (Typ) → Zwischenraum m, → Leerraum m; blank form → Formular(blatt) nt, → Vordruck m; please leave blank (on form) → bitte frei lassen or nicht ausfüllen

(= expressionless) face, look → ausdruckslos; (= stupid) → verständnislos; (= puzzled) → verdutzt, verblüfft; he looked at me with blank incomprehension → er sah mich völlig verständnislos an; to look blank (= expressionless) → eine ausdruckslose Miene aufsetzen; (= stupid) → verständnislos dreinschauen; (= puzzled) → ein verdutztes Gesicht machen; he just looked blank or gave me a blank look → er guckte mich nur groß an (inf); my mind or I went blank → ich hatte Mattscheibe (inf), → ich hatte ein Brett vor dem Kopf (inf); sorry, I’ve gone blank (inf) → tut mir leid, aber ich habe totale Mattscheibe (inf)

(= empty) life etc → unausgefüllt, leer; these blank and characterless house fronts → diese nackten, charakterlosen Fassaden

n

(in document) → freier Raum, leere Stelle; (= blank document) → Vordruck m, → Formular nt; (= gap) → Lücke f

(= void) → Leere f; I or my mind was/went a complete blank → ich hatte totale Mattscheibe (inf)

(in lottery) → Niete f; to draw a blank (fig) → kein Glück haben

(in a target) → Scheibenmittelpunkt m

(= cartridge) → Platzpatrone f ? also blank cartridge

(= domino) → Blank nt

(= coin) → Schrötling m (spec); (= key) → Rohling m

vt (= ignore) person → ignorieren

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blank

:

blank book

n → Notizbuch nt

blank cartridge

n → Platzpatrone f

blank CD

n (Comput) → Rohling m

blank cheque, (US) blank check

n → Blankoscheck m; (fig) → Freibrief m; to give somebody a blank (fig) → jdm Carte blanche geben (geh), → jdm freie Hand geben

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blank

[blæŋk]

1. adj (paper, space) → bianco/a; (wall) → cieco/a; (empty, expression) → vacuo/a; (look) → distratto/a
a look of blank amazement → uno sguardo allibito
my mind went blank → ho avuto un vuoto

2. n (void) → vuoto; (in form) → spazio in bianco; (blank cartridge) → cartuccia a salve
his mind was a blank → si sentiva la testa vuota
to draw a blank (fig) → non aver nessun risultato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blank

(blӕŋk) adjective

1. (of paper) without writing or marks. a blank sheet of paper. onbeskrewe أبْيَض، خالٍ من الكِتابَةِ неизписан em branco čistý, nepopsaný leer blank άγραφοςen blanco puhas سفید؛ ننوشته tyhjä blanc, vierge דַף רֵיק कोरा neispunjen üres kosong auður bianco 白紙の 백지의 tuščias, švarus tukšs; neaprakstīts; neaizpildīts kertas kosong onbeschrevenblank, tomczysty, pusty سپین em branco gol пустой; неисписанный čistý nepopisan prazan blank, tom ว่างเปล่า boş, yazısız 空白的 пустий; несписаний خالی để trắng 空白的

2. expressionless. a blank look. verblufte, verbouereerde غير مُعَبِّر безизразен vazio prázdný ausdruckslos tom; blank ανέκφραστοςvacío, inexpresivo tühi بی علاقه؛ بی احساس ilmeetön vide חֲַ הַבָּעָה भावनाशून्य bezizražajan kifejezéstelen hampa sviplaus vuoto 無表情 무표정한 bereikšmis tukšs; truls pandangan kosong wezenloosuttrykksløs, tom bez wyrazu بی احساسه، بی علاقی vazio gol; in­ex­pre­siv бессмысленный; тупой prázdny brezizrazen bezizražajan tom, uttryckslös ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz, boş 漠然的，面無表情的 безвиразний; безтямний کورا ، حیران پریشان vô cảm 茫然的，无表情的

3. (of a wall) having no door, window etc. leemte بِدون بابٍ أو شُبّاك сляп, зазидан liso slepý blank blank χωρίς πόρτες ή παράθυρα (για τοίχο) liso lage بی در و پیکر tyhjä seinä aveugleחלק नंगी दीवार prazan üres tanpa pintu/jendela blind- cieco 窓や扉のない (창, 문 등이) 없는 aklinas (par sienu) akla lapang blind blind- pusty, ślepy تش ځای liso gol сплошной slepý brez odprtin prazan kal (กำแพง) ที่ไม่มีประตูหน้าต่าง boş 沒有門窗的(牆壁) незабудований کسی دروازے کھڑکی کے بغیر trống không 没有门窗的（墙）

noun

1. (in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc). Fill in all the blanks! leemtes فَراغ празнина espaço prázdné místo die Lücke rubrik; tomme felter κενόespacio en blanco lünk جای خالی täytettävä kohta espace טוֹפֶס רֵיק रिक्तस्थान praznina nyomtatvány ruang kosong eyða spazio 書き込み用紙 빈칸 tuščia vieta, tarpas tukša/neaizpildīta vieta (tekstā) tempat kosong lege plek rubrikk, tom plassluka تش ځای espaço spaţiu (de completat) незаполненное место voľné miesto prazno polje praznina lucka, tomrum ช่องว่าง boşluk (表格等的)空白處 пусте місце پر کرنے والی خالی جگہ chỗ trống 空白（尤指表格的空白）

2. a blank cartridge. The soldier fired a blank. loskruit خَرْطوشَةٌ خلّبيّـه празен патрон bala de festim slepá patrona die Platzpatrone løst krudt άσφαιρο cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupanos cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली ćorak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포탄 tuščias šovinys tukša patrona tanpa peluru losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój مشقی cartucho sem bala cartuş orb холостой патрон slepý náboj slepi naboj ćorak lös patron ปลอกกระสุนปืนเปล่า kurusıkı fişek 空包彈 холостий патрон خالی کارتوس đạn không nạp chì 空包弹

ˈblankly adverb

with a blank expression. He looked at me blankly. wesenloos بِدون تَعْبير، بانْشِداه безизразно estupidamente neurčitě, nepřítomně, bez výrazu ausdruckslos udtryksløst; tomt ανέκφραστα inexpresivamente, sin expresión tühja pilguga بدون هیچ کلامی tyhjästi sans expression מַבָּט בּוֹהֶה भावशून्य दृष्टि से bezizražajno üresen tanpa perasaan tómlega, með svipleysi in modo assente, privo d'espressione 無表情に 멍하니 bereikšmiu žvilgsniu vienaldzīgi; truli dengan pandangan kosong wezenloosuttrykksløst, tomt bez wyrazu پرته له کوم کلام څخه estupidamente бессмысленно; тупо bezvýrazne brez izraza bezizražajno tomt, uttryckslöst ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz bir şekilde, boş boş 漠然地 безтямно خاموشی ، سپاٹ ngây ra 茫然地

ˈblankness noun

wesenloosheid عَدم تَعْبير، انْشِداه пустота vazio neurčitost, bezvýraznost die Leere tomhed άδεια έκφραση, αμηχανίαvacío tühjus (pilgus) سفیدی؛ فقدان بیان tyhjyys videריקנות रिक्तता, शून्यता bjelina üresség kekosongan tómleiki, svipleysi vacuità; aria assente 空白 공백 tuštuma, bereikšmiškumas tukšums; trulums kekosongan wezenloosheiduttrykksløshet, tomhet zakłopotanie, pustka سپینوالی vazio goliciune пустота bezvýraznosť brezizraznost bezizražajnost tomhet ความว่างเปล่า boşluk, anlamsızlık 空白 порожнеча, пустота کورا پن chỗ trống 空白

blank cartridge

a cartridge without a bullet. loskruitpatroon خَرْطوشَه بِدون رَصاص празен патрон bala de festim slepá nábojnice die Platzpatrone løst krudt άσφαιρο φυσίγγι cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupanos cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली कारतूस slijepi metak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포탄 tuščias šovinys tukša patrona katrij kosong losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój مشقی cartucho cartuş orb холостой патрон slepý náboj slepi naboj ćorak lös patron ปลอกกระสุนปืนเปล่า kurusıkı fişek, boş mermi 空包彈 холостий патрон بغیر گولی کی کارتوس vỏ đạn không có chì 空包弹

blank cheque

a signed cheque on which the sum to be paid has not been entered. blanko شيك على بَياض чек с непопълнена сума cheque em branco bianko šek der Blankocheck blankocheck ανοιχτή επιταγή cheque en blanco blankotšekk چک سفید avoin shekki chèque en blanc צֶ'ק פָּתוּחַ सादा चैक bjanko-mjenica biankó csekk cek kosong óútfylltur tékki assegno in bianco 白地式小切手 백지 수표 neužpildytas čekis neaizpildīts čeks cek kosong blanco chequeblankosjekk; carte blancheczek in blanco سپین چک cheque em branco cec în alb чек на предъявителя bianko šek bianko menica blanko ček blankocheck เช็คที่ไม่ได้เติมจำนวนเงิน açık çek 空白支票 незаповнений чек خالی چیک séc khống 空白支票

go blank

to become empty. My mind went blank when the police questioned me. geheue was skoon weg يُصْبِحُ فارغا изпразвам (се) ficar vazio mít okno es herrscht völlige Leere tabe tråden; klappen går ned αδειάζει το μυαλό μου (μτφ.) quedarse en blanco, no recordar nada meelest/peast pühitud olema فراموش کردن؛ پاک شدن tyhjentyä avoir un trou לְהִתרוֹקֵן भूल जाना isprazniti kihagy menjadi kosong tæmast avere la testa vuota うつろになる 텅 비다 aptemti (par prātu) aptumšoties; neatcerēties fikiran kosong een gat in zijn geheugen krijgen bli tom; få jernteppe poczuć pustkę w głowie, zaćmić się پاکیدل، د یاد څخه ویستل ficar vazio a se goli получить провал памяти mať okno imeti (spominsko) luknjo stati bli tom i huvudet ว่างเปล่า boşalmak, boş olmak 完全淨空 вилетіти з голови خالی الذہن ہونا trống trơn 全忘了

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→ فَارِغ, فِرَاغ mezera, prázdný blank, mellemrum leer, Leerstelle κενό, κενός en blanco, espacio en blanco tyhjä, tyhjä kohta vide prazan, praznina spazio vuoto, vuoto 白紙の, 空欄 공백, 빈 blanco, leegte blank, tomrom puste miejsce, pusty em branco, espaço vazio бланк, пустой tom, tom yta ช่องว่าง, ว่าง boş, boşluk chỗ trống, trống 空白, 空白的

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