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BLACK OUT

to lose consciousness temporarily
BLACK OUT
1. After my operation, the doctor told me not to drive for a few months because I might black out and have an accident.
2. Tom was walking down the street in the hot sun. He became dizzy and then blacked out.

A blackout means a period of unconsciousness. The expression is also used when the electricity goes out in a city. As a noun, blackout is one word.


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