The lightning strike blacked the entire town out.
•The manager blacked out the whole building during the emergency to prevent an explosion.
2. Fig. to prevent the broadcast of a specific television or radio program in a specific area. •Will they black the game out around here?
•They blacked out the basketball game in this area.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
black something out — DARKEN, shade, turn off the lights in; keep the light out of. → black … Useful english dictionary
black something out — we blacked out our homes during the war Syn: darken, shade, turn off the lights in; keep the light out of … Thesaurus of popular words
black something out — make a room or building dark by extinguishing lights, covering windows, etc. → black … English new terms dictionary
black out something — black out (something) 1. to stop delivering or receiving electricity. The power failure blacked out all of northern Illinois. 2. to keep from being broadcast or printed. Tonight s game has been blacked out on local television so you have to buy… … New idioms dictionary
black out — (something) 1. to stop delivering or receiving electricity. The power failure blacked out all of northern Illinois. 2. to keep from being broadcast or printed. Tonight s game has been blacked out on local television so you have to buy tickets to… … New idioms dictionary
black out — verb 1. obliterate or extinguish (Freq. 1) Some life forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived • Hypernyms: ↑snuff out, ↑blow out, ↑extinguish, ↑quench • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
black out phrasal — verb 1 (I) to lose consciousness; faint: I completely blacked out after the accident. 2 (transitive black something out) to put a dark mark over something so that it cannot be seen: The censors had blacked out several words. 3 (transitive black… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
black — adjective 1》 of the very darkest colour due to the absence of or complete absorption of light. ↘(of coffee or tea) served without milk. 2》 relating to or denoting a human group having dark coloured skin, especially of African or Australian… … English new terms dictionary
black — adjective 1) a black horse Syn: dark, pitch black, jet black, coal black, ebony, sable, inky Ant: white 2) a black night Syn: unlit … Thesaurus of popular words
out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet … Dictionary of contemporary English
out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet … Dictionary of contemporary English
