blank

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /blæŋk/

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Verb

Plain form blank

Third-person singular blanks

Past tense blanked

Past participle blanked

Present participle blanking

1. If you blank something, you make it empty.

Adjective

Positive blank

Comparative blanker

Superlative blankest

1. If a piece of paper or something else is blank, it has nothing written on it.
   • Synonyms: white, empty and featureless
   • Antonym: used

   I asked Bill for a blank piece of paper, but he gave me one with writing on it.

   I thought he would sign the check, but he left it blank.

   The computer screen was completely blank because the computer was off.

Related words

• blankly
• blankness
• blank check
• blanket

Noun

Singular blank

Plural blanks

Blanks (sense 2)

1. (countable) A blank is a space or line on a piece of paper or somewhere else where a word or phrase is supposed to be.
   • Synonym: space

   Fill in the blanks on the legal form.

2. (weapon) (countable) A blank is a cartridge that contains gunpowder but does not have a bullet. It used usually used for training or as a signal.

Related words

• fill-in-the-blank
• blank out
• blankety-blank
• complete blank
• gap
• opening
• vacuum