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BLOCK OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):

lay out (provide a detailed plan or design)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Indicate roughly

Example:

We sketched out our plan

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):

adumbrate; outline; sketch (describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Shield from light

Synonyms:

block out; mask

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Domain category:

photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Prevent from entering

Example:

block out the strong sunlight

Synonyms:

block out; screen

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):

block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "block out"):

shade (protect from light, heat, or view)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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