phrasal verb

Block out

Letter BInseparable

2Sections

Stop light from entering or leaving

Meanings

  • Stop light from entering or leaving (separable [optional], International English)
  • Try not think about or feel something because it is upsetting or painful (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of the day.
  • It was so unpleasant that I try to BLOCK it OUT- otherwise, I'd just be angry all the time.

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