ETYM Old Eng. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from French blanc, fem. blanche, from Old High Germ. blanch shining, bright, white, German blank; akin to Eng. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white.
1. Not charged with a bullet.
2. Of a surface; not written or printed on; SYN. clean, white.
3. Void of expression.

1. A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet; SYN. dummy, blank shell.
2. A piece of material ready to be made into something.
3. A substitute for a taboo word.

The character entered by pressing the spacebar. See also space character.

To not show or not display an image on part or all of the screen.

To keep the opposing team from winning, in baseball.