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blank adj (blanker, blankest) 1 said of paper: not written or printed on. 2 said of magnetic tape, etc: with no sound or pictures yet recorded on it. 3 with spaces left for details, information, a signature, etc • a blank form. 4 not filled in; empty • Leave that space blank. 5 showing no expression or interest • a blank look. 6 having no thoughts or ideas • My mind went blank. 7 without a break or relieving feature • a blank wall. 8 sheer; absolute • blank refusal. noun 1 an empty space; a void. 2 an empty space left (on forms, etc) to be filled in with particular information. 3 a printed form with blank spaces left for filling in. 4 a state of having no thoughts or ideas • My mind went a complete blank. 5 a dash written in place of a word or letter. 6 a blank cartridge. 7 a roughly-shaped piece eg of metal, to be processed into a finished article. verb (blanked, blanking) 1 (usually blank something off or out) to hide it or form a screen in front of it. 2 tr & intr to produce blanks (sense 7) in a manufacturing process. blankly adverb. blankness noun. draw a blank colloq to get no results; to fail.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c in the original sense of 'white' or 'colourless': from French blanc white.