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The game includes eight clues and four blank cards to personalize to solve the graduation hunt.

—Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 29 Mar. 2023

Taxpayers should never sign a blank or incomplete return.

—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 28 Mar. 2023

On a recent afternoon, only 20 people were working there, wielding machinery to apply decorative designs to blank socks imported from China.

—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2023

Gorga’s face looked blank in response to the revelation.

—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023

Agus’ name appears alone on the cover of his books, but all four were produced in collaboration with Los Angeles writer Kristin Loberg (whose website now appears blank).

—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023

His eyes, blank and fierce, peered from under thick folds of heavy, purpled skin.

—Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023

In celebration of Ramadan, Olow planned to return to her daughter’s classroom and others with a stack of blank cards and words of support.

—oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023

Under each blank, specify the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.) and let everyone fill in words of their choosing.

—Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis also drew a blank in eight categories.

—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2023

Filling in that blank is exactly where the promise lies.

—Navneet Alang, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023

The more blanks that theater can fill in, the better, about the precarious fates of hapless souls living with religious fanaticism.

—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023

And here, most of us draw a blank.

—Glenn Ruffenach, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2021

Hard Knocks filled in the blank.

—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2021

But when asked to name an instance when a dangerous pathogen escaped a lab and infected the public, biosafety expert Allen Helm draws a blank.

—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020

The force of the blank fractured the bone at his right temple.

—Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023

Though there has been recent groundswell for returning the award to Bush, the official Heisman list still shows a blank for the 2005 season.

—Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022

Pastrnak’s 52nd goal allowed Seattle, 3-0 winners at TD Garden on Jan. 12, to remain the only club to blank the Bruins.

—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023

On Friday, James Clemens blanked Oakland (Tenn.) 5-0 in a road game in Murfreesboro.

—Mike Perrin | , al, 27 Mar. 2023

The leftystopped Helix 3-0, striking out six, before blanking Hilltop 8-0 with another eight strikeouts.

—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023

The Woman King actually did very well in the precursor season, but it got blanked on Oscar nomination day.

—Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2023

After dropping the first game 11-4 and having neutrals thinking perhaps his run was over, Shick turned the tables and dominated the rest of the way, winning game two 11-3 and then nearly blanking the top pro 11-1 in the third game.

—Todd Boss, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2023

Oscar pundits were surprised when The Woman King was blanked at this year’s Academy Awards, and the film’s director is now speaking out.

—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 8 Feb. 2023

The analysis excluded hospital organizations that left completely blank the portion of the form examined by the Journal.

—Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022

Before starter Cristian Javier and three Houston relievers combined to blank the Phillies on Wednesday night, the only no-hitter in the World Series was a perfect game by Don Larsen of the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956.

—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2022

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adjective, blank·er, blank·est.

(of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper.

not filled in, as a printed form: a blank check.

unrelieved or unbroken by ornament, opening, decoration, etc.: a blank wall.

lacking some usual or completing feature: An image is stamped onto a blank coin by a die.

(of a recording medium) containing no previously recorded information: She transferred all the restored data onto a blank hard drive.I still have a few blank CD-ROMs.Compare prerecorded (def. 2).

void of interest, variety, results, etc.: She sometimes occupied her blank days reading detective stories.

showing no attention, interest, or emotion: a blank expression on his face.

Archaic. white; pale; colorless.

noun

a place where something is lacking; an empty space: a blank in one’s memory.

a space in a printed form, test, etc., to be filled in: Write your name in the blank.

a printed form containing such spaces: Have you filled out one of these blanks?

a dash put in place of an omitted letter, series of letters, etc., especially to avoid writing a word considered profane or obscene.

Metalworking. a piece of metal ready to be drawn, pressed, or machined into a finished object.

Archery. the bull’s-eye.

the object toward which anything is directed; aim; target.

verb (used with object)

to cross out or delete, especially in order to invalidate or void (usually followed by out): to blank out an entry.

Informal. to keep (an opponent) from scoring in a game.

Metalworking. to stamp or punch out of flat stock, as with a die.

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Idioms about blank

draw a blank,

to fail in an attempt; be unsuccessful: We’ve drawn a blank in the investigation.
to fail to comprehend or be unable to recollect: He asked me their phone number and I drew a blank.

Origin of blank

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (noun and adjective) from Anglo-French, French blanc; adjective from Germanic; compare Old English blanca “white horse,” Old High German blanch “bright, white” (German blank )

synonym study for blank

OTHER WORDS FROM blank

blankness, noun

Words nearby blank

B.Land.Arch., blandish, blandishment, blandishments, bland out, blank, blankbook, blank cartridge, blank check, blank cheque, blank endorsement

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Words related to blank

bare, barren, untouched, unused, vacant, dull, hollow, immobile, impassive, lifeless, meaningless, dazed, void, clean, empty, pale, plain, virgin, virginal, white

How to use blank in a sentence

Yet the Pacers are also the best at stopping those point-blank looks.
For the third time in just over a week, the Washington Wizards stood and watched as an opponent missed a point-blank shot in the final seconds to help them secure a victory.
This oatmeal pudding is the blank canvas for all of my easiest, most comforting breakfasts.
Just about every single late-stage company in private markets at the moment has been contacted by a blank-check company looking for a deal.

Enter your sitemap URL in the blank field, and hit the Submit button.
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
Tonn and Blank Construction An Indiana construction company.
In the case of Steven Eugene Washington, nothing more than a blank stare made him a target for police bullets.
After that granite band is filled in, there are seven more blank ones on the next block.
Another blank band go to the cops who transformed New York into the safest big city in America.
Edna’s face was a blank picture of bewilderment, which she never thought of disguising.
Sir Edward Bruce is said to have decided the question by a point-blank refusal to retire.
As in a trance he crosses the room, seizes charcoal, and feverishly works at the blank canvas on the easel.
The shingled old house offered blank windows to the road, like so many sightless eyes.
It is usual for companies to execute blank policies in due form to be filled out and delivered by their agents.

British Dictionary definitions for blank

adjective

(of a writing surface) bearing no marks; not written on

(of a form, etc) with spaces left for details to be filled in

without ornament or break; unrelieveda blank wall

not filled in; empty; voida blank space

exhibiting no interest or expressiona blank look

lacking understanding; confusedhe looked blank even after the explanations

absolute; completeblank rejection

devoid of ideas or inspirationhis mind went blank in the exam

unproductive; barren

noun

an emptiness; void; blank space

an empty space for writing in, as on a printed form

a printed form containing such empty spaces

something characterized by incomprehension or mental confusionmy mind went a complete blank

a mark, often a dash, in place of a word, esp a taboo word

a plate or plug used to seal an aperture

a piece of material prepared for stamping, punching, forging, etc

archery the white spot in the centre of a target

draw a blank

to choose a lottery ticket that fails to win
to get no results from something

verb (tr)

(usually foll by out) to cross out, blot, or obscure

slang to ignore or be unresponsive towards (someone)the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers

to forge, stamp, punch, or cut (a piece of material) in preparation for forging, die-stamping, or drawing operations

(often foll by off) to seal (an aperture) with a plate or plug

US and Canadian informal to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game

Derived forms of blank

blankly, adverbblankness, noun

Word Origin for blank

C15: from Old French blanc white, of Germanic origin; related to Old English blanca a white horse

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with blank

In addition to the idiom beginning with blank

blank check

also see:

draw a blank
fill in (the blanks)

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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blank

(blăngk)

adj. blank·er, blank·est

a. Devoid of writing, images, or marks: a blank wall; a blank screen.

b. Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette. See Synonyms at empty.

c. Having spaces for information to be provided; not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.

2. Not having received final processing; unfinished: a blank key.

a. Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.

b. Showing no expression, interest, or understanding; expressionless: a blank stare.

4. Devoid of activity or distinctive character; empty: tried to fill the blank hours of the day.

5. Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.

a. An empty space or place, especially an empty space on a document to be filled in.

b. A document with one or more such spaces.

a. Something without information or thought: When I read that question on the test, my mind was a blank.

b. Something showing no expression or understanding: When he told his mother what happened, her face was a blank.

3. A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting: a key blank.

4. A blank cartridge.

5. Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.

6. A mark, usually a dash (—), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.

7. The white circle in the center of a target; a bull’s-eye.

8. Games An unmarked piece or portion of a piece, as a domino tile, whose value may be determined by the holder.

v. blanked, blank·ing, blanks

v.tr.

1. To remove, as from view; obliterate: «At times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight» (Richard Wright).

2. To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.

3. Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.

4. To punch or stamp from flat stock, especially with a die.

v.intr.

1. To become abstracted. Often used with out: My mind blanked out for a few seconds.

2. To fail to find or remember something: I blanked when asked the name of our mayor.

3. To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.

[Middle English, white, having spaces to be filled in, from Old French blanc, white, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

blank′ly adv.

blank′ness n.

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blank

(blæŋk)

adj

1. (of a writing surface) bearing no marks; not written on

2. (of a form, etc) with spaces left for details to be filled in

3. without ornament or break; unrelieved: a blank wall.

4. not filled in; empty; void: a blank space.

5. exhibiting no interest or expression: a blank look.

6. lacking understanding; confused: he looked blank even after the explanations.

7. absolute; complete: blank rejection.

8. devoid of ideas or inspiration: his mind went blank in the exam.

9. unproductive; barren

10. an emptiness; void; blank space

11. an empty space for writing in, as on a printed form

12. a printed form containing such empty spaces

13. something characterized by incomprehension or mental confusion: my mind went a complete blank.

14. a mark, often a dash, in place of a word, esp a taboo word

15. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) short for blank cartridge

16. (Mechanical Engineering) a plate or plug used to seal an aperture

17. (Mechanical Engineering) a piece of material prepared for stamping, punching, forging, etc

18. (Archery) archery the white spot in the centre of a target

19. draw a blank

a. to choose a lottery ticket that fails to win

b. to get no results from something

vb (tr)

20. (usually foll by out) to cross out, blot, or obscure

21. slang to ignore or be unresponsive towards (someone): the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers.

22. (Mechanical Engineering) to forge, stamp, punch, or cut (a piece of material) in preparation for forging, die-stamping, or drawing operations

23. (Mechanical Engineering) (often foll by off) to seal (an aperture) with a plate or plug

24. (American Football) informal US and Canadian to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game

[C15: from Old French blanc white, of Germanic origin; related to Old English blanca a white horse]

ˈblankly adv

ˈblankness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

blank

(blæŋk)

adj. blank•er, blank•est,
n., v. adj.

1. having no marks; not written or printed on: blank pages.

2. not filled in: a blank check.

3. unrelieved or unbroken by ornament or opening: a blank wall.

4. containing no recorded sound or images: blank tape.

5. void of interest or variety: to pass blank days at the beach.

6. expressionless: a blank look on her face.

7. nonplussed: He looked blank when I asked for his ticket.

8. complete; utter: blank stupidity.

9. Archaic. colorless.

10. a place where something is lacking; void or gap.

11. a space in a printed form, test, etc., to be filled in.

12. a printed form containing such spaces.

13. a dash put in place of an omitted letter or letters, esp. to avoid writing a word considered profane or obscene.

14. a piece of metal ready to be drawn, pressed, or machined into a finished object.

v.t.

16. to keep (an opponent) from scoring in a game.

17. to stamp or punch out of flat stock, as with a die.

18. blank out,

a. to cross out or delete: to blank out an entry.

b. to suffer a loss of memory or concentration.

Idioms:

draw a blank,

a. to be unsuccessful: to draw a blank in an investigation.

b. to fail to comprehend or remember: I drew a blank on her name.

[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French blanc white < Germanic]

blank′ly, adv.

blank′ness, n.

blank

Past participle: blanked
Gerund: blanking

Imperative
blank
blank

Present
I blank
you blank
he/she/it blanks
we blank
you blank
they blank

Preterite
I blanked
you blanked
he/she/it blanked
we blanked
you blanked
they blanked

Present Continuous
I am blanking
you are blanking
he/she/it is blanking
we are blanking
you are blanking
they are blanking

Present Perfect
I have blanked
you have blanked
he/she/it has blanked
we have blanked
you have blanked
they have blanked

Past Continuous
I was blanking
you were blanking
he/she/it was blanking
we were blanking
you were blanking
they were blanking

Past Perfect
I had blanked
you had blanked
he/she/it had blanked
we had blanked
you had blanked
they had blanked

Future
I will blank
you will blank
he/she/it will blank
we will blank
you will blank
they will blank

Future Perfect
I will have blanked
you will have blanked
he/she/it will have blanked
we will have blanked
you will have blanked
they will have blanked

Future Continuous
I will be blanking
you will be blanking
he/she/it will be blanking
we will be blanking
you will be blanking
they will be blanking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blanking
you have been blanking
he/she/it has been blanking
we have been blanking
you have been blanking
they have been blanking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blanking
you will have been blanking
he/she/it will have been blanking
we will have been blanking
you will have been blanking
they will have been blanking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blanking
you had been blanking
he/she/it had been blanking
we had been blanking
you had been blanking
they had been blanking

Conditional
I would blank
you would blank
he/she/it would blank
we would blank
you would blank
they would blank

Past Conditional
I would have blanked
you would have blanked
he/she/it would have blanked
we would have blanked
you would have blanked
they would have blanked

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	blank — a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; «he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet» space grapheme, graphic symbol, character — a written symbol that is used to represent speech; «the Greek alphabet has 24 characters»
	2.	blank — a blank gap or missing part lacuna crack, gap — a narrow opening; «he opened the window a crack»
	3.	blank — a piece of material ready to be made into something flat solid, sheet — a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
	4.	blank — a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet blank shell, dummy cartridge — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
Verb	1.	blank — keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning prevent, keep — stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; «We must prevent the cancer from spreading»; «His snoring kept me from falling asleep»; «Keep the child from eating the marbles»
Adj.	1.	blank — (of a surface) not written or printed on; «blank pages»; «fill in the blank spaces»; «a clean page»; «wide white margins» white, clean empty — holding or containing nothing; «an empty glass»; «an empty room»; «full of empty seats»; «empty hours»
	2.	blank — void of expression; «a blank stare» vacuous incommunicative, uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
	3.	blank — not charged with a bullet; «a blank cartridge» unloaded — (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; «many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded»

blank

adjective

1. unmarked, white, clear, clean, empty, plain, bare, void, spotless, unfilled, uncompleted He tore a blank page from his notebook.
unmarked full, marked, completed, busy, filled in

2. expressionless, empty, dull, vague, hollow, vacant, lifeless, deadpan, straight-faced, vacuous, impassive, inscrutable, inane, wooden, poker-faced (informal) He gave him a blank look.
expressionless interested, alert, intelligent, lively, thoughtful, expressive

3. puzzled, lost, confused, stumped, doubtful, baffled, stuck, at sea, bewildered, muddled, mixed up, confounded, perplexed, disconcerted, at a loss, mystified, clueless, dumbfounded, nonplussed, uncomprehending, flummoxed Abbot looked blank. ‘I don’t follow, sir.’

4. absolute, complete, total, utter, outright, thorough, downright, consummate, unqualified, out and out, unmitigated, unmixed a blank refusal to attend

noun

1. empty space, space, gap Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.

blank something out forget, overlook, think no more of, consign to oblivion, not give another thought to I learned to blank those feelings out.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

blank

adjective

3. Lacking intelligent thought or content:

Translations

أبْيَض، خالٍ من الكِتابَةِبِدون بابٍ أو شُبّاكخَرْطوشَةٌ خلّبيّـهغير مُعَبِّرفَارِغ

prázdnýmezeranepopsanýprázdné místoslepá patrona

blankrubriktomløst krudtmellemrum

tühi

tyhjätyhjä kohtaaihioilmeetön

prazanpraznina

nyomtatvány

auîurblind-eyîapúîurskotsviplaus

白紙の空欄

공백빈

aklinasaptemtibereikšmisbereikšmiškumasbereikšmiu žvilgsniu

aklaneaizpildītsneaprakstītstrulstukša patrona

brezizrazenprazen

blankatomtom yta

ช่องว่างว่าง

boşboşlukifadesizkurusıkı fişekyazısız

chỗ trốngtrống

blank

[blæŋk]

blank out VT + ADV [+ feeling, thought] → desechar

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blank

[ˈblæŋk]

adj

[sheet, page] → blanc(blanche)

[mind]
My mind went blank.; My mind was a blank → J’ai eu un trou., J’ai eu un trou de mémoire., J’ai eu un blanc.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blank

(= void) → Leere f; I or my mind was/went a complete blank → ich hatte totale Mattscheibe (inf)

(in a target) → Scheibenmittelpunkt m

(= domino) → Blank nt

(= coin) → Schrötling m (spec); (= key) → Rohling m

blank

blank cheque, (US) blank check

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

blank

[blæŋk]

1. adj (paper, space) → bianco/a; (wall) → cieco/a; (empty, expression) → vacuo/a; (look) → distratto/a
a look of blank amazement → uno sguardo allibito
my mind went blank → ho avuto un vuoto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blank

(blӕŋk) adjective

1. (of paper) without writing or marks. a blank sheet of paper.

2. expressionless. a blank look.

3. (of a wall) having no door, window etc.

noun

1. (in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc). Fill in all the blanks!

2. a blank cartridge. The soldier fired a blank.

ˈblankly adverb

with a blank expression. He looked at me blankly.

ˈblankness nounblank cartridge

a cartridge without a bullet.

blank cheque

a signed cheque on which the sum to be paid has not been entered.

go blank

to become empty. My mind went blank when the police questioned me.

blank

→ فَارِغ, فِرَاغ mezera, prázdný blank, mellemrum leer, Leerstelle κενό, κενός en blanco, espacio en blanco tyhjä, tyhjä kohta vide prazan, praznina spazio vuoto, vuoto 白紙の, 空欄 공백, 빈 blanco, leegte blank, tomrom puste miejsce, pusty em branco, espaço vazio бланк, пустой tom, tom yta ช่องว่าง, ว่าง boş, boşluk chỗ trống, trống 空白, 空白的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Anglo-Norman blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Old French blanc, feminine blanche, from Frankish *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”), from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”), Spanish blanco. More at blink, blind, blanch. Doublet of blanc.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /blæŋk/
Rhymes: -æŋk

Adjective[edit]

blank (comparative blanker or more blank, superlative blankest or most blank)

(archaic) White or pale; without colour.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 656–657:
  
  To the blanc Moone / Her office they preſcrib’d,
Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in

blank paper

a blank check

a blank ballot

a blank CD
- 2011 December 27, Mike Henson, “Norwich 0 — 2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:
  
  Referee Michael Oliver failed to detect a foul in a crowded box and the Canaries escaped down the tunnel with the scoreline still blank.
(figurative) Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.

a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness
Absolute; downright; sheer.

There was a look of blank terror on his face.

a blank refusal to cooperate
Without expression, usually due to incomprehension.

Failing to understand the question, he gave me a blank stare.
Utterly confounded or discomfited.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 888–890:
  
  Adam […] Aſtonied ſtood and Blank,
Empty; void; without result; fruitless.

a blank day
Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.

The shock left his memory blank.
(military) Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.

The recruits were issued with blank rounds for a training exercise.

Descendants[edit]

Belizean Creole: blank

Translations[edit]

without color

Bulgarian: бял (bg) (bjal), безцветен (bg) (bezcveten)
Danish: farveløs (da), tom (da), blank
Finnish: valkoinen (fi), väritön (fi)
German: ausdruckslos (de)
Italian: intonso (it)
Macedonian: бел (bel), блед (bled), бе́збоен (bézboen)
Polish: bezbarwny (pl) m
Romanian: inexpresiv (ro) m or n, neexpresiv m or n
Russian: бе́лый (ru) (bélyj), бле́дный (ru) (blédnyj), бесцве́тный (ru) (bescvétnyj)
Spanish: en blanco
Vietnamese: trắng (vi), để trắng

free from writing, printing or marks

Arabic: خَالٍ‎ (ar) (ḵālin) (indefinite), اَلْخَالِي‎ (al-ḵālī) (definite), فَارِغ‎ (fāriḡ)
Bulgarian: празен (bg) (prazen), неизписан (bg) (neizpisan), непопълнен (bg) (nepopǎlnen)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 空白 (zh) (kòngbái)
Danish: tom (da), ubeskrevet
Estonian: tühi
Finnish: tyhjä (fi)
French: blanc (fr), vierge (fr)
Galician: en branco, virxe (gl)
Georgian: სუფთა (supta)
German: unbeschrieben, unausgefüllt
Ido: vakua (io)
Italian: in bianco (it), vuoto (it), intatto (it), vergine (it)
Macedonian: пра́зен (prázen), неи́спишан (neíspišan)
Ngazidja Comorian: -eu
Norwegian: blank
Polish: czysty (pl) m, pusty (pl) m, niewypełniony m, niezapisany m, niezadrukowany m
Portuguese: em branco (pt), virgem (pt)
Romanian: nescris (ro) m or n, curat (ro) m or n, necompletat m or n
Russian: чи́стый (ru) (čístyj), пусто́й (ru) (pustój), неиспи́санный (neispísannyj), незапо́лненный (ru) (nezapólnennyj)
Sinhalese: හිස්තැන (histæna)
Spanish: en blanco, virgen (es)
Swedish: blank (sv), tom (sv)
Vietnamese: trống (vi), trắng (vi), để trống, để trắng

blank ammunition

Finnish: paukku-
French: balles à blanc f pl
Greek: αβολίδωτος (avolídotos)
Italian: cartuccia a salve
Portuguese: bala de festim
Russian: холосто́й (ru) (xolostój)
Spanish: de fogueo
Vietnamese: mã tử

Noun[edit]

blank (plural blanks)

(archaic, historical, obsolete) 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 [15th–17th century].
(obsolete) A nonplus [16th century].
The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim [since the 16th century].
A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated [since the 16th century].
An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].
1. A space to be filled in on a form or template.
  
  Write your answers in the blanks.
2. Provisional words printed in italics (instead of blank spaces) in a bill before Parliament, being matters of practical detail, of which the final form will be settled in Committee [since the 19th century].
(now chiefly US) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled up at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form [since the 16th century].
- 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England‎^[4], volume 1:
  
  […] and the freemen signified their approbation by an inscribed vote, and their dissent by a blank.
1. An empty form without substance; anything insignificant; nothing at all [since the 17th century].
2. An unprinted leaf of a book [20th century].
(literature) Blank verse [since the 16th century].
(mechanics, engineering) A piece of metal (such as a coin, screw, nuts), cut and shaped to the required size of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping [since the 16th century].
1. Any article of glass on which subsequent processing is required [since the 19th century].
2. (electric recording) The shaved wax ready for placing on a recording machine for making wax records with a stylus [20th century].
(figurative) A vacant space, place, or period; a void [since the 17th century].
- c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv], page 263, column 1:
  
  Du. And what’s her hiſtory?
  Vio. A blanke my Lord:
The ¹ / ₂₃₀₄₀₀ of a grain [17th century].
An empty space in one’s memory; a forgotten item or memory [since the 18th century].
- 1736, Jonathan Swift, Letters‎^[5]:
  
  My head is so ill that I cannot write a paper full as I used to do; and yet I will not forgive a blank of half an inch from you.
- 1818, Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages‎^[6]:
  
  From this time there ensues a long blank in the history of French legislation.
A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word [since the 18th century]
The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard.
(dominoes) A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.

the double blank

the six blank
(firearms) Short for blank cartridge. [since the 19th century].

It was an unloaded gun that fired only blanks.
(figurative, in the expression ‘shooting blanks’, sports) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing [since the 20th century].
1. (chemistry) A sample for a control experiment that does not contain any of the analyte of interest, in order to deliberately produce a non-detection to verify that a detection is distinguishable from it.
2. (slang) Infertile semen.

Synonyms[edit]

(bullet that doesn’t harm): blank cartridge, blank bullet

Translations[edit]

kind of base silver money

void space on a paper

Bulgarian: празнина́ (bg) f (prazniná), пра́зно мя́сто n (prázno mjásto)
Danish: tom plads c
Finnish: tyhjä tila
French: blanc (fr) m
Macedonian: пра́знина f (práznina)
Polish: puste miejsce n
Portuguese: branco (pt) m, lacuna (pt) f
Russian: про́пуск (ru) m (própusk), пробе́л (ru) m (probél), пустота́ (ru) f (pustotá), пусто́е ме́сто n (pustóje mésto)
Swedish: tomrum (sv) n
Vietnamese: khoảng trống (vi), chỗ để trống

space to be filled in on a form or template

Bulgarian: пра́зно мя́сто n (prázno mjásto)
Danish: rubrik c
Finnish: aukko (fi), tyhjä kohta
German: Lücke (de) f
Indonesian: isian (id)
Japanese: 余白 (ja) (よはく, yohaku), 空欄 (ja) (くうらん, kūran)
Korean: 칸 (ko) (kan), 여백(餘白) (ko) (yeobaek), 공란(空欄) (ko) (gongnan), 빈칸 (binkan)
Macedonian: пра́зно ме́сто n (prázno mésto)
Polish: puste miejsce n
Portuguese: lacuna (pt) f
Romanian: (necompletat) loc gol n
Russian: пусто́е ме́сто n (pustóje mésto)
Spanish: espacio en blanco m
Swedish: ruta (sv) c
Vietnamese: khoảng trống (vi) (曠𥧪), chỗ để trống, gạch để trống

space character

Bulgarian: интерва́л (bg) m (intervál), шпа́ция (bg) f (špácija)
Czech: mezera (cs) f
Danish: mellemrum n
Dutch: spatie (nl)
Esperanto: spaceto
Finnish: tyhjämerkki, välilyönti (fi)
French: espace (fr)
German: Leerzeichen (de) n, Leerstelle (de) f, Wortzwischenraum (de) m, Spatium (de) n
Macedonian: интерва́л m (intervál)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: mellomrom n

Nynorsk: mellomrom n
Polish: spacja (pl) f
Portuguese: espaço (pt) m
Russian: пробе́л (ru) m (probél)
Spanish: espacio (es) m
Swedish: mellanslag (sv) n
Vietnamese: dấu cách, khoảng cách (vi)

simulation cartridge

Chinese:

Mandarin: 空包彈／空包弹 (zh) (kōngbāodàn)
Danish: løs patron c
Dutch: losse flodder
Finnish: paukkupatruuna, räkäpää (fi) (slang)
French: balle à blanc f, cartouche à blanc f
German: Platzpatrone f
Hungarian: vaktöltény
Indonesian: peluru kosong
Italian: cartuccia a salve f
Japanese: 空包 (ja) (くうほう, kūhō)
Macedonian: ќо́р-фишек m (ḱór-fišek), пла́шливец m (plášlivec)
Polish: ślepy nabój m
Portuguese: festim (pt) m
Romanian: cartuș orb (ro) n (de exercițiu)
Russian: холосто́й патро́н m (xolostój patrón), холосто́й (ru) m (xolostój)
Spanish: cartucho de fogueo m, bala de salva f
Swedish: lös patron c
Vietnamese: đạn mã tử

Verb[edit]

blank (third-person singular simple present blanks, present participle blanking, simple past and past participle blanked)

(transitive) To make void; to erase.

I blanked out my previous entry.
(transitive, slang) To ignore (a person) deliberately.

She blanked me for no reason.
(transitive, aviation, of a control surface) To render ineffective by blanketing with turbulent airflow, such as from aircraft wake or reverse thrust.

At high angles of attack, the shuttle’s rudder is blanked by the fuselage and wings, forcing it to use its RCS thrusters for yaw control.
(transitive) To prevent from scoring; for example, in a sporting event.

The team was blanked.

England blanks Wales to advance to the final.
(intransitive) To become blank.
- 2007 February 14, NASA, “4.5.2 Two-Engine-Out Contingency Software Termination”, in Contingency Aborts 21007/31007‎^[8], archived from the original on 8 March 2022, page 45:
  
  In OPS 6, the 2 EO color field does blank at SSME fine count. Once in fine count in route to an RTLS MECO, the energy state is such that one engine can carry the orbiter though powered pitch-down to a healthy MECO condition with standard RTLS guidance.
(intransitive) To be temporarily unable to remember.

I’m blanking on her name right now.

Usage notes[edit]

Almost any sense of this can occur with out. See blank out.

Translations[edit]

to make void

Bulgarian: изтривам (bg) (iztrivam), изличавам (bg) (izličavam)
Danish: strege
Finnish: tyhjentää (fi), kumittaa (fi)
Portuguese: apagar (pt)
Russian: стира́ть (ru) impf (stirátʹ), стере́ть (ru) pf (sterétʹ)
Spanish: borrar (es), blanquear (es)
Swedish: blanka (sv)

to prevent from scoring

Bulgarian: бия на нула (bija na nula)

Derived terms[edit]

blank canvas
blank check
blank end
blank out
blank page
blank sheet
blank slate
blank verse
blank-cartridge
blanken
blankish
blankly
blankness
Blankshire
Blanktown
Blankville
draw a blank
draw blank
draw blanks
fill in the blank
in blank
lens blank
point blank
point-blank
proxy in blank

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch blank.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /blaŋk/

Adjective[edit]

blank (attributive blanke, comparative blanker, superlative blankste)

white
White; Caucasian

Antonyms[edit]

swart

Dalmatian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

blank m (plural blanke, feminine blanka)

Alternative form of blanc

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-West Germanic *blank.

Adjective[edit]

blank

shiny, reflective, glossy

Antonym: mat
(of e.g. paper) empty, blank, bearing no inscription or drawings
direct, without circumvention or additions
- 2023 January 17, Malte Bruhn, Altinget‎^[9]:
  
  “En samlet opposition siger blankt nej til regeringens adgangsbillet til forsvarsforlig.”
  
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
(colloquial) broke (without money)

Synonym: flad
(colloquial) ignorant, clueless

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of blank
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	blank	blankere	blankest²
Neuter singular	blankt	blankere	blankest²
Plural	blanke	blankere	blankest²
Definite attributive¹	blanke	blankere	blankeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding «indefinite» form is used. 2) The «indefinite» superlatives may not be used attributively.

References[edit]

“blank” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch blanc, from Old Dutch *blank, from Proto-West Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /blɑŋk/
Hyphenation: blank
Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Adjective[edit]

blank (comparative blanker, superlative blankst)

white, pale
white (having a light skin tone)

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of blank
uninflected	blank
inflected	blanke
comparative	blanker
	positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial	blank	blanker	het blankst het blankste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	blanke	blankere	blankste
n. sing.	blank	blanker	blankste
plural	blanke	blankere	blankste
definite	blanke	blankere	blankste
partitive	blanks	blankers	—

Derived terms[edit]

blank staan
blankvoorn

Descendants[edit]

Afrikaans: blank

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German blanc, from Old High German blanc (“shining, bright”), from Proto-West Germanic *blank. Doublet of Plenk.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /blaŋk/
Rhymes: -aŋk

Adjective[edit]

blank (strong nominative masculine singular blanker, comparative blanker, superlative am blanksten)

(archaic) bright
spotlessly clean; shining; polished

Du musst die Platte blank scheuern.

You must rub the platter until it is shining.
bare; naked; uncovered

mit blankem Hintern ― with one’s behind uncovered
pure; sheer

Blanke Wut packte ihn.

Sheer anger seized him.
(colloquial) broke; out of money
(card games) being a player’s last one of a respective grouping of cards (which means that the card is unprotected when the player must follow suit in trick-taking games)

Hätte ich Trumpf ausgespielt, wäre mein Fuchs blank gewesen.

If I had played trump, my “fox” [ace of diamonds in Doppelkopf] would have been my last trump card.

Declension[edit]

Comparative forms of blank

Superlative forms of blank

Derived terms[edit]

blitzblank

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German blank.

Adjective[edit]

blank (masculine and feminine blank, neuter blankt, definite singular and plural blanke, comparative blankere, indefinite superlative blankest, definite superlative blankeste)

glossy, shining, shiny
bright, clear, glittering, sunny
blank (e.g. cheque, paper, mind)

Derived terms[edit]

speilblank

References[edit]

“blank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“blank_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /blɑŋk/

Adjective[edit]

blank (neuter blankt, definite singular and plural blanke, comparative blankare, indefinite superlative blankast, definite superlative blankaste)

shiny, reflective

Dei pussa sølvtøyet så det vart blankt.

They shined the silver until it was shiny.
exactly, point zero (of time)

Han sprang 100 meter på ti blank.

He ran 100 meters in ten point zero seconds.
blank, empty

Ho gav dottera eit blankt ark til å teikna på.

She gave her daughter a blank piece of paper to draw on.
without knowledge about something

Eg er heilt blank om dette temaet.

I know nothing about this subject.

References[edit]

“blank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Plautdietsch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-West Germanic *blank.

Adjective[edit]

blank

shiny, lustrous, glittering

Silesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German blank.

Adverb[edit]

blank

completely, entirely, wholly
necessarily
very

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-West Germanic *blank. Displaced native Swedish black, from Old Norse blakkr.

Adjective[edit]

blank (comparative blankare, superlative blankast)

reflective, shiny
smooth
(in some expressions) unequivocal

Jag säger blankt nej

I reject it absolutely

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of blank
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	blank	blankare	blankast
Neuter singular	blankt	blankare	blankast
Plural	blanka	blankare	blankast
Masculine plural³	blanke	blankare	blankast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	blanke	blankare	blankaste
All	blanka	blankare	blankaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

References[edit]

blank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
blank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
blank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
blank in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Источник

Other forms: blanks; blanked; blankest; blanker; blanking

Something that’s blank is empty or undecorated. A blank canvas hasn’t been drawn or painted on yet — it’s clean and unmarked.

A blank computer screen has no information on it, and a blank look on someone’s face is completely free of any expression, revealing nothing. If your mind goes blank during a job interview, you are left without any thoughts for a moment. When blank is a noun, it means «a line to be filled in» or «an empty space.» In the 1500s, a blank was the empty, white center of a target, from the French word blanc, or «white.»

Definitions of blank

adjective

(of a surface) not written or printed on

“blank pages”

“fill in the
blank spaces”

synonyms:

clean, white

empty

holding or containing nothing
noun

a blank gap or missing part
noun

a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
noun

a piece of material ready to be made into something
adjective

void of expression

“a
blank stare”

synonyms:

vacuous

incommunicative, uncommunicative

not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
noun

a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

synonyms:

blank shell, dummy

see moresee less

type of:

cartridge

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
adjective

not charged with a bullet

“a
blank cartridge”

Synonyms:

unloaded

(of weapons) not charged with ammunition
verb

keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

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