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Meaning of block out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. to prevent from entering or penetrating.
    transitive
  2. to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.
    idiomatic, transitive
  3. to cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.
    transitive
  4. to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.
    transitive

Examples

“High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.”
“First Class has curtains throughout, and they are sturdy, dark and block out the light very well.”
“After finding out she had terminal cancer, she tried to block out any thoughts of her own mortality.”
“Wow, way to go, baby! I gotta block out how much better you are than me...”
“to block out a plan”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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