- zone out
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intransitive verb
Date: 1982
to become oblivious to one's surroundings especially in order to relax <zone out in front of the TV>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
zone out
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zone out — intransitive verb Etymology: probably from zone out (vt.) exclude from a zone, make unaware of : to become oblivious to one s surroundings especially in order to relax zone out in front of the TV * * * zone out (slang) To lose concentration or… … Useful english dictionary
zone out — to not notice or stop being interested in what is happening around you. When I m dancing I zone out and feel like I m the only one in the room. I just flew in from Europe this morning, so don t get upset if I just zone out in the middle of the… … New idioms dictionary
zone out — vb to lose consciousness or concentration, to become intoxicated. A drug users expression related to the notion of spaced out and perhaps influenced by the myth ical twilight zone . The term has become generalised for use in more innocuous… … Contemporary slang
zone\ out — A way of floating out and not realizing passage of time or anything else around you. Can happen intentionally or unintentionally. Unintentional: I don t know what happened after that. I just sorta zoned out. Intentionally: I was really zonin till … Dictionary of american slang
zone\ out — A way of floating out and not realizing passage of time or anything else around you. Can happen intentionally or unintentionally. Unintentional: I don t know what happened after that. I just sorta zoned out. Intentionally: I was really zonin till … Dictionary of american slang
zone out — N. Amer. informal fall asleep or lose concentration. → zone … English new terms dictionary
zone out — verb To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing … Wiktionary
Zone out — mentally remove oneself from a situation; to close one s mind … Dictionary of Australian slang
zone out — Australian Slang mentally remove oneself from a situation; to close one s mind … English dialects glossary
zone out — v. close one s mind; mentally leave a specific situation … English contemporary dictionary
