black out

Expression

Expression black out

1. A black out is when electricity becomes unavailable in a certain area, like a house, business, or in a larger area like an entire neighborhood or city.

   The thunderstorm caused many homes to suffer black outs.

2. If a person blacks out, they suddenly fall unconscious.

   He got hit on the head with a baseball bat and blacked out.

3. If you black out words, you cover them up.

   Blacked out text might look like this: ████ ██ █████ █