1. (of a surface) not written or printed on
   "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces";
   - clean, white
    
2. Complete and absolute
   "blank stupidity";
   - utter
    
3. Without comprehension
   "When I called her name, she gave me a blank look, as though she didn't know me"
    
4. Not charged with a bullet
   "a blank cartridge"

1. A blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
   "he said the blank is the most important character in the alphabet";
   - space
    
2. A blank gap or missing part
   "The manuscript had several blanks that made interpretation challenging";
   - lacuna
    
3. A piece of material ready to be made into something
   "The woodworker selected a suitable blank for carving"
    
4. A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
   "The soldiers used blank shells during the training exercise";
   - dummy, blank shell

1. [N. Amer, informal] Keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
   "Our pitcher blanked the other team for nine innings"
    
2. Make or become blank
   "blank the screen";
   - blank out
    
3. [Brit, informal] Ignore or not acknowledge someone
   "I stupidly waved to her, but she blanked me and walked past without a word"

Derived forms: blanker, blanked, blanks, blanking, blankest

See also: complete, empty, unloaded, unperceiving, unperceptive

Type of: cartridge, character, crack, flat solid, gap, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol, keep, prevent, sheet

Encyclopedia: Blank, Peter