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Definition of draw a blank

draw a blank

verb

  • to temporarily forget.
    I've met him before, but I'm drawing a blank on his name.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to forget.

    Last edited on Jan 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 12 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'to forget':

Definitions include: forget about something bad that happened in the past.
Definitions include: missing or misplaced.
Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring".
Definitions include: to lose one's concentration.
Definitions include: to completely forget.
Definitions include: "I dunno", i.e. "I don't know".
Definitions include: to forget; have one's mind "go blank".

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Definitions include: an ugly face.

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Definitions include: intensifier / replacement term for a swear word, e.g. fuck.
Definitions include: censored version of fuckstick.
Definitions include: to forget; have one's mind "go blank".
Definitions include: to have non-functioning semen.

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Definitions include: an inhalation from a smoking device.
Definitions include: to establish a limit.
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