block out

1. 1.

   plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general

   Broaderlay out
2. 2.

   prevent from entering

   “block out the strong sunlight”

   Synonymsscreen

   Broaderobstruct

   Narrowershade
3. 3.

   shield from light

   Synonymsmask

   Broadercover

   photography

4. 4.

   indicate roughly

   “We sketched out our plan”

   Broadersketch

Questions about block out

What does block out mean?

block out means "plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for block out?

Close synonyms include screen, mask. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is block out a common word?

block out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.