blanking

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verb

1
To make void; to erase.
“I blanked out my previous entry.”
2
To ignore (a person) deliberately.
“She blanked me for no reason.”
3
To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.
“England blanks Wales to advance to the final.”
4
To become blank.
5
To be temporarily unable to remember.
“I'm blanking on her name right now.”

noun

1
An instance of something being blanked out.
2
A metalworking process to form the rough shape of a sheet-metal workpiece.
3
The reduction of the brightness of the scanning beam to zero when it needs to be moved without updating the picture.

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