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BLOCK OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):
lay out (provide a detailed plan or design)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Indicate roughly
Example:
We sketched out our plan
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):
adumbrate; outline; sketch (describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Shield from light
Synonyms:
block out; mask
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Prevent from entering
Example:
block out the strong sunlight
Synonyms:
block out; screen
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "block out" is one way to...):
block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "block out"):
shade (protect from light, heat, or view)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
