"blind" meaning in English

See blind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /blaɪnd/ Audio: en-us-blind.ogg [US] Forms: blind [positive], blinder [comparative], blindest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|blind|blinder|blindest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone or something is blind, they can't see.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-adj-48Um3PUo
  2. If someone or something is blind, they can't see the truth about something.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-adj-sSRHMQNS

Adverb

IPA: /blaɪnd/ Audio: en-us-blind.ogg [US] Forms: blind [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Without seeing; unseeingly.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-adv-vdb7HPRE
  2. In three card brag, without looking at the cards dealt.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-adv-6yRtU3EA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs

Noun

IPA: /blaɪnd/ Audio: en-us-blind.ogg [US] Forms: blind [singular], blinds [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-noun-EWBoAcgp
  2. Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-noun-bUAu8Nao
  3. In poker a forced bet.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-noun-jHfwS5~K
  4. An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-noun-ES~bs0zs

Verb

IPA: /blaɪnd/ Audio: en-us-blind.ogg [US] Forms: blind [canonical], blinds [third-person, singular], blinded [past], blinded [past, participle], blinding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is blinded, they become unable to see.
    Sense id: simple-blind-en-verb-~7wovsnu
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