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block out

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
block something out 
1. to obscure a clear view of something. The trees blocked the sun out. The bushes blocked out my view of the car that was approaching.
2. to lay something out carefully; to map out the details of something. She blocked it out for us, so we could understand. Let me block out this project for you right now.
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block out something also block something out
1. to ignore something After a while you become good at forcing yourself to block out the pain. Related vocabulary: blot out something
2. to make time available When was the last time you blocked out two hours to do whatever you felt like doing?
See also: block, out


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