simple past tense and past participle of fill in the blanks

plural of fill in the blank

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

A language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.

To complete a single fill in the blank question. / (idiomatic, figuratively) To complete an interruption, ambiguity, or vagueness in understanding, perception, or context.

(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.

Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target). / (idiomatic) Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution.

In a direct manner, without hesitation.

(forensics) Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).