unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition.
done without being able to see or without certain information.
▸(of flying) using instruments only.
lacking perception, judgement, or reason:
they were blind to his potential.
concealed, closed, or blocked off.
▸(of a corner or bend) impossible to see round.
(of a plant) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers.
[with neg.]
informal the slightest:
it didn't do a blind bit of good.
v.
cause (someone) to be unable to see.
deprive of understanding or judgement.
▸
(blind someone with)
confuse or overawe someone with (something they do not understand).
Brit.informal,dated move very fast and dangerously.
n.
a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats.
▸Brit. an awning over a shop window.
something designed to conceal one's real intentions.
N. Amer. a hide, as used by hunters.
Brit.informal,dated a heavy drinking bout.
adv.
without being able to see clearly.
Phrase
bake something blind bake a pastry case without a filling.
(as)
blind as a bat informal having very bad eyesight.
blind drunk informal extremely drunk.
turn a blind eye pretend not to notice.
[said to be in allusion to Nelson, who lifted a telescope to his blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801), thus not seeing the signal to ‘discontinue the action’.]
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