black out

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Expression[change]

Expression
black out

  1. A black out is when electricity becomes unavailable in a certain area, like a house, business, or in a larger area like an entire neighborhood or city.
    The thunderstorm caused many homes to suffer black outs.
  2. If a person blacks out, they suddenly fall unconscious.
    He got hit on the head with a baseball bat and blacked out.
  3. If you black out words, you cover them up.
    Blacked out text might look like this: ████ ██ █████ █