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block out
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Princeton's WordNet
block outverb
plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
screen, block outverb
prevent from entering
"block out the strong sunlight"
mask, block outverb
shield from light
block outverb
indicate roughly
"We sketched out our plan"
Wiktionary
block outverb
to prevent from entering or penetrating
block outverb
to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.
block outverb
to cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.
Wikipedia
block out
Blockout is a puzzle video game published in 1989 by California Dreams. It was developed in Poland by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Mirosław Zabłocki. American Technos published an arcade version. Blockout is an unlicensed, 3D version of Tetris.
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block out
To block out generally means to ignore or prevent something or someone from influencing, affecting or disrupting one's thoughts, plans, or actions. It can also refer to the act of scheduling or allocating a specific amount of time for a particular task or activity. In context of design, it may mean to sketch or outline the basic structure or elements of something.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of block out in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of block out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of block out in a Sentence
I think it's a bad precedent, we are becoming lawyers. We have to defend both sides. We have to learn how to listen to other points of view. How are we ever going to progress and learn and grow as a nation if we just block out one side? One way or another, conservative or liberal.
Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon, Earth and sun are aligned so that the moon moves directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth, but a total eclipse does not happen, that is the moon does not completely block out the visible disk of the sun because the moon is farther away and so its apparent size in the sky is [ slightly ] smaller than the sun. This means that a tiny ring of annulus of the solar disk is visible around the moon.
(Uber) shouldn't be operating. Passengers shouldn't be using it, but...ignoring that it exists would be like trying to block out the sun with your finger.
I'll try to block out all the distractions, all the exemptions and everything that comes along with winning, because it's a life-changing event, i'm hitting my irons great, driving it well. I'm just going to continue that tomorrow and see what happens.
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I try to ignore it as much as I can, i try to focus on my swimming, what I need to do to get ready for my races. And just try to block out everything else.
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