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blank  (blngk)

adj. blank·er, blank·est

1.

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

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

2. Not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.

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

4.

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

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

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

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

7. Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.

n.

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

2.

a. An empty space on a document to be filled in.

b. A document with one or more such spaces.

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.

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-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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blankly adv.

blankness n.

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blank

Adjective

1. (of a writing surface) not written on

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

3. without ornament or break: a blank wall

4. empty or void: a blank space

5. showing no interest or expression: a blank look

6. lacking ideas or inspiration: his mind went blank

Noun

1. an empty space

2. an empty space for writing in

3. the condition of not understanding: my mind went a complete blank

4. a mark, often a dash, in place of a word

5. same as blank cartridge

6. draw a blank to get no results from something

Verb

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

2. blank something out to refuse to think about; to clear from one's mind

3. Slang to ignore: the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers [Old French blanc white]

blankly adv

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 << OPPOSITE marked

adjective 2. expressionless, empty, dull, vague, hollow, vacant, lifeless, deadpan, straight-faced, vacuous, impassive, inscrutable, inane, wooden, poker-faced (informal) << OPPOSITE expressive

adjective 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

adjective 4. absolute, complete, total, utter, outright, thorough, downright, consummate, unqualified, out and out, unmitigated, unmixed

noun 5. empty space, space, gap

noun 6. void, vacuum, vacancy, emptiness, nothingness, vacuity, tabula rasa

Translations

blank [blæŋk] adj → en blanco; [shot] → de fogueo; [look] → sin expresión

n → blanco, espacio en blanco; cartucho de fogueo;

to draw a blank (fig) → no conseguir nada

blank [blæŋk] adj → blanc(blanche); [look] → sans expression, dénué(e) d'expression

n → espace m vide, blanc m (= cartridge); cartouche f à blanc;

his mind was a blank → il avait la tête vide;

we drew a blank (fig) → nous n'avons abouti à rien

blank [blæŋk] adj (paper) → leer, unbeschrieben;

(look) → ausdruckslos

n (on form) → Lücke f;

(cartridge) → Platzpatrone f;

my mind was a blank → ich hatte ein Brett vor dem Kopf;

we drew a blank (fig) → wir hatten kein Glück

blank [blæŋk] adj → bianco/a; [look] → distratto/a

n → spazio vuoto;

(cartridge) → cartuccia a salve;

to draw a blank (fig) → non aver nessun risultato

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blank

adj blank [blӕŋk]

1 (of paper) without writing or marks a blank sheet of paper. onbeskrewe أبْيَض، خالٍ من الكِتابَةِ неизписан čistý, nepopsaný blank leer άγραφος (για χαρτί) en 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 onbeschreven blank, tom czysty, pusty 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 prázdný tom; blank ausdruckslos ανέκφραστος vacío, inexpresivo tühi بی علاقه؛ بی احساس ilmeetön vide חֲסַר הַבָּעָה भावनाशून्य bezizražajan kifejezéstelen hampa sviplaus vuoto 無表情 멍한 bereikšmis tukšs; truls pandangan kosong wezenloos uttrykksløs, tom bez wyrazu vazio gol; in­ex­pre­siv бессмысленный; тупой prázdny brezizrazen bezizražajan tom, uttryckslös ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz, boş 茫然的 безвиразний; безтямний کورا ، حیران پریشان vô cảm 茫然的

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

n

1 (in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc) Fill in all the blanks! leemtes فَراغ празнина prázdné místo rubrik; tomme felter die Lücke κενό espacio en blanco lünk جای خالی tyhjä kohta espace (à remplir) טוֹפֶס רֵיק रिक्तस्थान praznina nyomtatvány ruang kosong eyða spazio (vuoto) 書き込み用紙 공란 tuščia vieta, tarpas tukša/neaizpildīta vieta (tekstā) tempat kosong lege plek rubrikk, tom plass luka 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

2 a blank cartridge The soldier fired a blank. loskruit خَرْطوشَةٌ خلّبيّـه празен патрон slepá patrona løst krudt die Platzpatrone άσφαιρο cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupanos cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली ćorak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포(空砲) tuščias šovinys tukša patrona tanpa peluru losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój 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

adv ˈblankly

with a blank expression He looked at me blankly. wesenloos بِدون تَعْبير، بانْشِداه безизразно neurčitě, nepřítomně, bez výrazu udtryksløst; tomt ausdruckslos ανέκφραστα inexpresivamente, sin expresión tühja pilguga بدون هیچ کلامی ilmeettömästi 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 wezenloos uttrykksløst, tomt bez wyrazu estupidamente бессмысленно; тупо bezvýrazne brez izraza bezizražajno tomt, uttryckslöst ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz bir şekilde, boş boş 茫然地 безтямно خاموشی ، سپاٹ ngây ra 茫然地

n ˈblankness

wesenloosheid عَدم تَعْبير، انْشِداه пустота neurčitost, bezvýraznost tomhed die Leere άδεια έκφραση, αμηχανία vacío tühjus (pilgus) سفیدی؛ فقدان بیان ilmeettömyys vide (du regard) רֵיקָנוּת रिक्तता, शून्यता bjelina üresség kekosongan tómleiki, svipleysi vacuità; aria assente 空白 무표정 tuštuma, bereikšmiškumas tukšums; trulums kekosongan wezenloosheid uttrykksløshet, tomhet zakłopotanie, pustka (w głowie) 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 slepá nábojnice løst krudt die Platzpatrone άσφαιρο φυσίγγι cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupatruuna cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली कारतूस slijepi metak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포(空砲) tuščias šovinys tukša patrona katrij kosong losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój 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 bianko šek blankocheck der Blankocheck ανοιχτή επιταγή cheque en blanco blankotšekk چک سفید avoin sekki 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 cheque blankosjekk; carte blanche czek in blanco em branco cheque 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) mít okno tabe tråden; klappen går ned es herrscht völlige Leere αδειάζει το μυαλό μου (μτφ.) quedarse en blanco, no recordar nada meelest/peast pühitud olema فراموش کردن؛ پاک شدن lyödä tyhjää avoir un trou לְהִתרוֹקֵן भूल जाना isprazniti kihagy menjadi kosong tæmast avere la testa vuota うつろになる 얼이 빠지다 aptemti (par prātu) aptumšoties; neatcerēties fikiran kosong een gat in zijn geheugen krijgen bli tom; få jernteppe poczuć pustkę w głowie, zaćmić się ficar vazio a se goli получить провал памяти mať okno imeti (spominsko) luknjo stati bli tom i huvudet ว่างเปล่า boşalmak, boş olmak 全忘了 вилетіти з голови خالی الذہن ہونا trống trơn 全忘了