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block out

The correct spelling is block out.

How to pronounce block out

verb

Say it like: Blo-k o-wt

The correct spelling is block out. To prevent from entering or penetrating. For example: "High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays."

Usage Examples

High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.

After finding out she had terminal cancer, she tried to block out any thoughts of her own mortality.

to block out a plan

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To prevent from entering or penetrating.
  2. 2.To prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.
  3. 3.To cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.
  4. 4.To begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.

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