block out's Usage Examples:

Generally it is considered more appropriate for ISPs to simply block outgoing traffic to port 25 if they wish to prevent users from sending email directly, rather than specifying it in the reverse DNS record for the IP.

Jewish mythology which was believed to have a wingspan large enough to block out the sun.

public house with a mounting block outside, a bridge, and almshouses with a wellhead in the grounds.

] Yet because Ulysses" strategem involved stoppering his ears to block out their singing, Ulysses didn"t realize that the Sirens.

Vowell herself explained that her character's powers reflect a female teen's occasional desires to protect herself, block out the world and avoid scrutiny or surveillance.

A coronagraph is a telescopic attachment designed to block out the direct light from a star so that nearby objects – which otherwise would be hidden in.

formed by carving the villages included in the erstwhile Kondotty Revenue block out of Eranad and Tirurangadi Taluks.

when curtains made from uncoated fabrics are closed in an attempt to block out direct sunlight, light will still be visible through the curtain.

optical resolution and contrast of a micrograph by means of using a spatial pinhole to block out-of-focus light in image formation.

Dubbed as a "computer" by some competitors, he also had the ability to block out everything that was not relevant to the competition at hand.

translates to a stratus cloud that has no detail and is dark enough to block out the sun.

Therefore, for maximum energy efficiency, building envelopes should be the first layer to block out external weather conditions, then the load on the equipment can be minimized.

The vegetation in the fjord itself is dominated by ulva lactuca, which can at times block out the sun for other plants in the water.

Synonyms:

lay out,

Antonyms:

unclog, show,