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Princeton's WordNet

  1. block outverb

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

  2. screen, block outverb

    prevent from entering

    "block out the strong sunlight"

  3. mask, block outverb

    shield from light

  4. block outverb

    indicate roughly

    "We sketched out our plan"

Wiktionary

  1. block outverb

    to prevent from entering or penetrating

  2. block outverb

    to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.

  3. block outverb

    to cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.

Wikipedia

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of block out in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of block out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of block out in a Sentence

  1. Caroline Messer:

    I think anything that takes you away from day-to-day concerns is helpful for lowering stress levels, the key is to focus on what you are doing to block out the rest of what is going on. I play classical piano, and I love to bake with my kids... and( when I engage in these activities), I forget about the pandemic and work stressors.

  2. David Becker/Getty Images -RRB- Thomas:

    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.

  3. Alex Young:

    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.

  4. Rafael Nuñez:

    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.

  5. Ritu Phogat:

    The Phogat sisters struggled to fit into society, the Phogat sisters family was surrounded by naysayers in those early days, but The Phogat sisters had each other for support. Together The Phogat sisters found a way to block out all the outside noise.


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