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Black out Common

Black out has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

obliterate or extinguish

"Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived"

2

darken completely

"The dining room blackened out"

3

suppress by censorship as for political reasons

"parts of the newspaper article were blacked out"

4

lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

5

To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.

Example Sentences
"Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived" verb
"The dining room blackened out" verb
"parts of the newspaper article were blacked out" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
snuff out darken edit change state
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
faint
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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