blank out

verb6

1. •
   To become blank.

   • He removed the paper from the heat, and the paper blanked out.
   • The screen blanked out during the power cut.
2. •
   To temporarily lose memory.

   • He blanked out five minutes into the meeting.
   • I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid.
3. •
   To cause (something) to become blank.
4. •
   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.
5. •
   To erase from one's memory.

   • He blanked out the abuse he had suffered as a child.
6. •
   To get even; to neutralise.

   • Beckham's second-half goal blanked out Filippi's first-half header to put the score at 1-1.