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Black out   /blæk aʊt/   Listen
Black out

verb
1.
Obliterate or extinguish.
2.
Darken completely.  Synonym: blacken out.
3.
Suppress by censorship as for political reasons.
4.
Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example.  Synonyms: pass out, zonk out.





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"Black out" Quotes from Famous Books



... Maresfield Gardens. That surely was an "incident" which bordered on a mystery. I felt I should never forget our extraordinary reception that night—the "black out" house, as stage managers say; our repeated ringing the door bell; the slow unlocking and unbolting the door; the cautious inquiry; our wait in the darkness after our admission; the discovery of that horrible serpent with its chilling eyes; ...
— The Four Faces - A Mystery • William le Queux
... the sign fell upon her in the rigidity of her pose and pallor. For some reason she was hugging one of the book-shaped letter files, all the black out ...
— Star-Dust • Fannie Hurst
... come downstairs and set to work; the fire's black out, and not a drop o' water to be had! It's like him; he's got a brain like a sieve"—pointing to her husband, "and here am I nigh dying of thirst. Drat that bell!" she exclaimed, as a loud peal from upstairs sounded in ...
— The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 • Various
... as enthusiasm, and when we come in contact with those who live under the impulse of grand ideas, something of their force and power is conveyed to ourselves. The great soul strengthens the weak soul. While the solitary coal on the hearth will go black out, when it is heaped up with others ...
— Life and Conduct • J. Cameron Lees


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