block out

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İngilizce - Türkçe
İngilizce - İngilizce
to cover something, so as to make it impossible to see
to prevent from entering or penetrating

High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.

to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind

After finding out she had terminal cancer, she tried to block out any thoughts of her own mortality.

SKETCH, adumbrate, chalk (out), characterize, draft, outline, rough (out), skeleton, skeletonize
Something that blocks out light prevents it from reaching a place. Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight Those clouds would have cast shadows that would have blocked some sunlight out
{f} repress, take out of mind, ignore
plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan
If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it. She accuses me of having blocked out the past I had to block the thought out of my mind
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prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"
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plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
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shield from light
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indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"
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{i} resist, protective coating which covers part or all of an object and inhibits an effect or reaction (such as paint which prevents water from penetrating)
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