blot out

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blot, out.

2. (transitive)To obscure.

   The moon blotted out the sun and all was dark.

3. (transitive)To make indecipherable; to obliterate.

4. (transitive)To annihilate.

1. The snowstorm blotted out the view.

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2. The thick fog blotted out everything.

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3. The black smoke blotted out the sun.

   ruЧёрный дым заслонил солнце. — fjay69

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4. They blotted out my name from the list.

   ruОни вычеркнули моё имя из списка. — Balamax

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5. They blotted out his name from the list.

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irregular

• blot upTo eat or drink (something).
• blot outUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blot, out.