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1 ■ blot out
■ blot outv. t. + avv.2 nascondere; oscurare: A cloud blotted out the sun, una nuvola nascose il sole; to blot out the view, impedire la vista -
2 blot out
* * *(to hide from sight: The rain blotted out the view.) nascondere* * *vt + adv(memories, words) cancellare, (view, sun) nascondere, offuscare, (nation, city) annientare* * *
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blot out something — blot out (something) to make something stop upsetting you. I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds. She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day s events. Related vocabulary: block out something Etymology … New idioms dictionary
blot out — (something) to make something stop upsetting you. I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds. She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day s events. Related vocabulary: block out something Etymology: based on … New idioms dictionary
blot out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen. [V P n (not pron)] About the time the three climbers were halfway down, clouds blotted out the sun. [be V ed P] ...the victim … English dictionary
blot out — verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing (Freq. 6) a hidden message a veiled threat • Syn: ↑obscure, ↑obliterate, ↑veil, ↑hide • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
blot out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms blot out : present tense I/you/we/they blot out he/she/it blots out present participle blotting out past tense blotted out past participle blotted out 1) to cover something so that you can no longer see it… … English dictionary
blot out — phr verb Blot out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑memory, ↑sun … Collocations dictionary
blot out — {v. phr.} 1. To obstruct; cover; obscure. * /The high rise building in front of our apartment house blots out the view of the ocean./ 2. To wipe out of one s memory. * /Jane can t remember the details when she was attacked in the streets; she… … Dictionary of American idioms
blot out — {v. phr.} 1. To obstruct; cover; obscure. * /The high rise building in front of our apartment house blots out the view of the ocean./ 2. To wipe out of one s memory. * /Jane can t remember the details when she was attacked in the streets; she… … Dictionary of American idioms
blot\ out — v. phr. 1. To obstruct; cover; obscure. The high rise building in front of our apartment house blots out the view of the ocean. 2. To wipe out of one s memory. Jane can t remember the details when she was attacked in the streets; she blotted it… … Словарь американских идиом
memory — n. power of recalling 1) to jog smb. s memory 2) to commit smt. to memory 3) to slip smb. s memory (the date has slipped my memory) 4) to lose one s memory 5) an infallible; photographic; powerful; retentive; short memory 6) (med.) long term;… … Combinatory dictionary
blot something out — 1 Mary blotted out her picture: ERASE, obliterate, delete, efface, rub out, blank out, expunge; cross out, strike out. 2 clouds were starting to blot out the stars … Useful english dictionary