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What does block out mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word block out? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) to prevent from entering or penetrating.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.
  3. (transitive) to cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.
  4. (transitive) to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.
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The walls weren't so thick as to block out the shouts of an enraged father.
I was impressed by the scene of a ringed planet sliding across the sky on its way to block out the sun.
The bulbs are covered with a plastic screen that helps block out potentially harmful ultraviolet rays that can cause cataracts and skin problems.
She pulled the blankets tighter over her head, tucking the ends underneath herself to form a cocoon, to block out the noise.
The French guy beside me has covered himself with a blanket to block out the rising sun.
This ability to block out extraneous input material is a natural security system we have developed.

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