blanks

1. a space left to be filled in a document.

   leave blanks to type in the appropriate names

2. a cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or as a signal.
3. an empty space or period of time, especially in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding.

   my mind was a total blank

4. a piece of metal or wood intended for further shaping or finishing.
5. a dash written instead of a word or letter, especially instead of an obscenity or profanity.

1. make (something) blank or empty.

   electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals

2. defeat (a sports team) without allowing them to score.

   Baltimore blanked Toronto in a 7–0 victory

3. deliberately ignore (someone).

   I just blanked them and walked out

Middle English (in the sense ‘white, colourless’): from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.