What is the meaning of black out?

verb

  • Obliterate or extinguish.
    • usage: "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived"
  • Darken completely.
    • usage: "The dining room blackened out"
  • Suppress by censorship as for political reasons.
    • usage: "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out"
  • Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example.
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