BLACK OUT

а. вымарывать, замазывать текст черной краской; не пропускать, запрещать The advertisement for the concert tells where it will take place, but the date has been blacked out. б. маскировать; затемнять; выключать свет During the war we had to black out all our windows. The stage was blacked out to hide a change of scenery. в. ам. засекречивать Reports of the peace talks have been blacked out for twenty-four hours so as to allow freer argument. г. на мгновение терять сознание After the accident he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened. д. заглушать (радиопередачу) Television shows were blacked out as the union trouble spread.