to black out
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5.4
- phrasal verb
- /blæk aʊt/
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desmayarse
- She felt dizzy and then blacked out for a moment after standing up too quickly.
What if you like snapped your fingers and you blacked out like you could that?
- What if you like snapped your fingers and you blacked out like you could that?
- And he cracks the first round off and I black out for a split second.
- So traumatic she blacked out despite not consuming any drugs or alcohol.
- And I had a few scary instances where I blacked out.
- The minute I came out, I blacked out.
- Of course, you know, have you ever blacked out?
- I was just in the gym lifting a few few weights and my vision started to darken and eventually totally black out.
- Whenever they talk about what Ganzi is wearing, I black out.
Examples
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I blacked out there for a second.
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It starts with a headache, I black out, then wake up.
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I never wake up in the middle of the night; I just black out and wake up.
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And he cracks the first round off and I black out for a split second.
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And I blacked out and I just remember just peace.
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Do you remember anything before you blacked out?
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I guess I kind of blacked out.
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So, if you black out, you don't want me to call your husband?
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And he was looking right at me, and he aimed the gun, and I guess I blacked out.
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Don't worry, it only hurts for a few seconds then you'll probably black out.
Synonyms
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3.7
To faint or lose consciousness suddenly
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3.2
Lose consciousness for a short time
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7.3
To fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly
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8.3
To fall asleep or pass out very quickly because you are very tired
Antonyms
How Conscious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The censoring meaning is directly derivable from combining 'black' (to darken/obscure) with 'out' (completely/away from view): making text or images black so they are not visible is a literal compositional action. This motion/covering pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely understand this sense (though the verb also has other senses like losing consciousness).
Etymology
Black out comes from the image of the lights going out in your head so everything goes black when your brain gets less blood or oxygen and you faint. That's why black out means 'to lose consciousness suddenly'.