blaɪnd adj.,
v., n., & adv. --adj. 1
lacking the power of
sight. 2 a
without foresight,
discernment,
intellectual perception, or
adequate information (blind effort). b (often foll. by to)
unwilling or
unable to
appreciate (a
factor,
circumstance, etc.) (blind to argument). 3
not governed by
purpose or
reason (blind forces). 4
reckless (blind hitting). 5 a concealed (blind ditch). b (of a
door,
window, etc.) walled
up. c
closed at
one end. 6 Aeron. (of flying) without
direct observation, using instruments
only. 7
Cookery (of a
flan case, pie base, etc.) baked without a
filling. 8 sl.
drunk. --v. 1 tr.
deprive of sight, permanently or temporarily (blinded by tears). 2 tr. (often foll. by to)
rob of
judgement;
deceive (blinded
them to the danger). 3 intr. sl. go
very fast
and dangerously,
esp. in a
motor vehicle. --n. 1 a a
screen for a window, esp. on a
roller, or
with slats (roller blind;
Venetian blind). b an
awning over a
shop window. 2 a
something designed or used to hide the
truth; a
pretext. b a
legitimate business concealing a
criminal enterprise (he's a
spy, and
his job is
just a blind). 3
any obstruction to sight or
light. 4
Brit. sl. a
heavy drinking-bout. 5 Cards a stake put up by a poker
player before the cards
dealt are
seen. 6 US =
HIDE(1) n. --adv. blindly (fly blind;
bake it blind). øblind alley 1 a
cul-de-sac. 2 a
course of
action leading
nowhere. blind as a bat completely blind. blind
coal coal
burning without a
flame. blind
corner a corner
round which a
motorist etc.
cannot see. blind date 1 a
social engagement between a
man and a
woman who have not previously met. 2
either of the
couple on a blind date. blind drunk extremely drunk. blind
gut the
caecum. blind man's
buff a game in which a
blindfold player tries to
catch others
while being pushed
about by them. blind
side a
direction in which one cannot see the
approach of
danger etc. blind
spot 1 Anat. the
point of
entry of the
optic nerve on the
retina,
insensitive to light. 2 an
area in which a
person lacks
understanding or impartiality. 3 a point of unusually
weak radio reception. blind stamping (or tooling) embossing a
book cover without the
use of
colour or
gold leaf. blind-stitch n.
sewing visible on one side only. --v.tr. & intr.
sew with
this stitch. blind to
incapable of appreciating. blind with
science overawe with a
display of (often spurious)
knowledge. go it blind
act recklessly or without
proper consideration. not a blind bit of (or not a blind) sl. not the slightest; not a
single (took not a blind bit of
notice; not a blind
word out of him).
turn a (or one's) blind
eye to
pretend not to notice. øøblindly adv. blindness n. [OE f. Gmc]