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/blæŋk/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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 .
- A nonplus .
- The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .
- A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated .
verb
- To make void; to erase.“I blanked out my previous entry.”
- To ignore (a person) deliberately.“She blanked me for no reason.”
- To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.“England blanks Wales to advance to the final.”
- To become blank.
adjective
- White or pale; without colour.
- Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in“a blank ballot”
- Scoreless; without any goals or points.
- Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.“a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness”
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