to blank
2
7.7
- verb
- /blæŋk/
:
dejar en cero
- The Panthers got a hat trick from Jacob Cowan in a thoroughly dominant performance Monday afternoon against Buena, blanking the Chiefs 3-0 to avenge their only league loss of the season.
- blanked 3-0
- blanked the team
- blanked for seven innings
Examples
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Maybe it all would've ended 1-0, with the Tigers blanking baseball's best offense.
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The defense was so tight that they blanked the rivals throughout the entire game.
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- Michigan blanked Indiana 30-0.
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When the two teams met at the end of September for their regular season contest, NU blanked Michigan 2-0.
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Chicago has intercepted and blanked the Bulldogs today, and this crowd is loving it!
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Hart County 6, Elbert County 0: The Bulldogs went to the Granite Bowl and blanked their old rivals.
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Coming up huge with strong performances throughout the year, she posted three solo shutouts against Rhodes, Lynchburg, and Wesley while also blanking Bridgewater and Washington & Lee during her time in the cage.
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After blanking the Giants' pass rush that brought New York the Super Bowl title last year, Whitworth and Smith face two more good ones in outside right backer Tamba Hali and left outside backer Justin Houston.
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The team blanked their opponents 4-0, securing a spot in the playoffs.
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In a surprising match, the underdogs blanked the reigning champions to everyone's shock.
Synonyms
8
8.8
To beat someone in a game so they score no points
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Compounds
- US
1
3.7
A signed piece of paper from a bank with the amount left empty for someone to fill
- Literature
1
7.7
Unrhymed lines of poetry that usually have five beats and sound like natural speech
- Specialized
A signature on the back of a check that lets anyone holding it cash or deposit it
- Specialized
A gun that makes the sound of gunshots without firing bullets, used in training or plays
- Formal
A signature that does not name a person, so anyone who holds a check or note can cash it
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Etymology
Blank in sport comes from the idea of leaving the score column empty, connected to old French blanc meaning 'white' or 'nothing written'. That's why to blank an opponent is to keep them with nothing — no score — at the end of the game.