- [countable] an empty space on a printed form or document for you to write answers, information, etc. in
- Please fill in the blanks.
- If you can't answer the question, leave a blank.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + blank- fill in
- leave
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- [singular] a state of not being able to remember anything
- My mind was a blank and I couldn't remember her name.
- [countable] (also blank cartridge)a cartridge in a gun that contains an explosive but no bullet
- The troops fired blanks in the air.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + blank- fire
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘white, colourless’): from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
Idioms
See blank in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarydraw a blank
- to get no response or result
- So far, the police investigation has drawn a blank.
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