The trees blocked the sun out.
•The bushes blocked out my view of the car that was approaching.
2. to lay something out carefully; to map out the details of something. •She blocked it out for us, so we could understand.
•Let me block out this project for you right now.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
block something out — 1 trees blocked out the light: CONCEAL, keep out, blot out, exclude, obliterate, blank out, stop. 2 block out an area in charcoal: ROUGH OUT, sketch out … Useful english dictionary
block something out/in — mark out an outline or shade something in roughly. → block … English new terms dictionary
block something out — exclude (something unpleasant) from one s mind. → block … English new terms dictionary
block something out — trees blocked out the light Syn: conceal, keep out, blot out, exclude, obliterate, blank out, stop … Thesaurus of popular words
block something out — Syn: keep out, exclude, stop, conceal, blot out, obliterate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
block sth out — 1 to stop light passing: a heavy curtain blocking out the light 2 (intransitive, transitive block something out) to stop yourself thinking about something, or remembering it: a memory so terrible that she tried to block it out … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
block something in — 1) mark something out roughly ■ add something in a unit it s a good idea to block in regular periods of exercise ■ paint something with solid areas of color 2) park one s car in such a way as to prevent another car from moving away he blocked in… … Useful english dictionary
ˌblock sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to stop light or sound from reaching something That tree in the neighbour s garden blocks out a lot of light.[/ex] 2) to stop yourself from thinking about or remembering something He had always managed to block out the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rough (something) out — 1. to make a first plan for an activity. Tyler started to rough out a list of schools she might want to attend. 2. to create something in its approximate, but not finished, form. We watched as a carver began to work on the block of stone,… … New idioms dictionary
shut someone/something out — 1 he shut me out of the house: LOCK OUT, keep out, refuse entrance to. 2 she shut out the memories: BLOCK, suppress. 3 the bamboo shut out the light: KEEP OUT, block out, screen, veil … Useful english dictionary
map something out — OUTLINE, set out, lay out, sketch out, trace out, rough out, block out, delineate, detail, draw up, formulate, work out, frame, draft, plan, plot out, arrange, design, programme. → map * * * plan a route or course of action in detail I mapped out … Useful english dictionary
