"He removed the paper from the heat, and the paper blanked out.; The screen blanked out during the power cut.; He blanked out five minutes into the meeting.; I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid."
2.VerbTo temporarily lose memory.
"He blanked out five minutes into the meeting.; I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid."
3.VerbTo cause (something) to become blank.
To erase (something), leaving a blank in its place.
"The teacher blanked out some words from the text, which the students had to fill in.; They had to blank out five obscenities before airing the song.; He blanked out the abuse he had suffered as a child."
4.VerbTo erase (something), leaving a blank in its place.
"The teacher blanked out some words from the text, which the students had to fill in.; They had to blank out five obscenities before airing the song."
5.VerbTo erase from one's memory.
"He blanked out the abuse he had suffered as a child."
6.VerbTo get even; to neutralise.
"Beckham's second-half goal blanked out Filippi's first-half header to put the score at 1-1."