zone out

zone out
intransitive verb Date: 1982 to become oblivious to one's surroundings especially in order to relax <
zone out in front of the TV
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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

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  • 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

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