(intransitive, idiomatic) To become blank. / To temporarily lose memory. / To erase (something), leaving a blank in its place. / To erase from one's memory.

plural of blank end

plural of blank canvas

plural of blank canvas

(figuratively) Something with no content, upon which one can easily impose or project one's point of view. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blank, canvas.

plural of blank verse

(transitive, now rare) To search (something) without finding what one was looking for.

(poetry) A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.

(idiomatic) To be unable to recall a required piece of information. / (idiomatic) To fail; not to find anything; to produce no successful response.

The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.