black outs

/B L AE1 K AW0 T S/
verb
  1. 1

    (intransitive) To lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.

  2. 2

    (intransitive) To be in a state of blackout, as a building, a city, a ship.

  3. 3

    (transitive) To cause (someone) to lose consciousness.

  4. 4

    (transitive) To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.

  5. 5

    (transitive, figuratively) To censor or cover up.

  6. 6

    (transitive) To obscure in darkness.