n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1765
1 a : OBSCURE , OBLITERATE < blank out a line> b : to stop access to : SEAL < blank off a tunnel>
2 : to keep (an opponent) from scoring <were blank ed for eight innings>
intransitive verb
1 : FADE ― usually used with out <the music blank ed out>
2 : to become confused or abstracted ― often used with out <his mind blank ed out momentarily>