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

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'blank':
blank	Definitions include: intensifier / replacement term for a swear word, e.g. fuck.
blank-stick	Definitions include: censored version of fuckstick.
go blank	Definitions include: to forget; have one's mind "go blank".
shoot blanks	Definitions include: to have non-functioning semen.
Other terms relating to 'draw':
draw	Definitions include: an inhalation from a smoking device.
draw a line in the sand	Definitions include: to establish a limit.
go back to the drawing board	Definitions include: to start over when trying to solve a problem or complete a task.
luck of the draw	Definitions include: random luck.

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