block out

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block out

verb blocks out · blocking out · blocked out

transitive To prevent from entering or penetrating. High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.
idiomatic, transitive To prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind. After finding out she had terminal cancer, she tried to block out any thoughts of her own mortality.
transitive To cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.
transitive To begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out. to block out a plan

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@misc{block_out_2026,
  title = {block out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/block%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}