English Explanatory Dictionary

black out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.
  2. To censor or cover up.
  3. To lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.
  4. To cause (someone) to lose consciousness.
  5. To obscure in darkness.
  6. To be in a state of blackout, as a building, a city, a ship.

Pronunciation

en-au-black out.ogg

Word forms

black out blacks out blacking out blacked out

Synonyms

faint pass out darken

Antonyms

black in come to

Related words

brown out gray out grey out white out

Derived words

black-out blackout
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