āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
block out
/blËÉk ËaĘt/
to block out
[phrase form: block]
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āĻ āĻŦāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to stop something from proceeding by creating a barrier
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Installing a robust antivirus program can block malware out.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāύāϏā§āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to create a barrier that prevents light or noise from reaching a specific space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They installed a privacy fence to block out views of the backyard from the neighbors.
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02
āĻāĻāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
to intentionally avoid thinking about something unpleasant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Engaging in a favorite activity can block out feelings of loneliness.
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āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to arrange the placement of songs or elements in a theatrical production
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The production team worked to block the songs out for optimal audience engagement.
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āĻāϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž
to draw a basic visual representation of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In architecture, it 's common to begin by blocking out the basic structure of a building.
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