blacking

غير معدود

A substance applied to footwear to create a shiny, protective surface.

• 🌐مادة سوداء تُدهن بها الأحذية لإعطائها لمعانًا وحماية، وتُستخدم أيضًا بمعنى الحبر الأسود أو صبغ أسود.

1. Shoe polish C1 formal british

   A substance, typically a paste or liquid, used to give a shiny, protective finish to shoes and other leather items.

   • He applied a fresh coat of blacking to his boots before the parade.
   • The old-fashioned blacking gave the leather a deep, mirror-like shine.
   • She used a special blacking to restore the antique shoes.

   🌐ملمّع الأحذية

   المرادفات: polishshoe polish

• blackings plural form
• blackings' possessive plural form
• blacking's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of making something black, or to boycott or ban something, often in a political or commercial context.

• 🌐فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على صبغ شيء ما باللون الأسود، أو لمقاطعة شيء ما أو حظره، غالبًا في سياق سياسي أو تجاري.

1. To make something black B2 formal

   To make something black in color, often by applying a black substance.

   • They blacked the windows to block out the light.
   • The artist blacked the background of the painting.
   • He blacked his shoes with polish.

   🌐تَسْويد

   المرادفات: begrimeblackendarkenebonizeinksmudgesmutsoot

   الأضداد: bleachwhitewhiten

2. To boycott or ban C1 formal british

   To refuse to handle, deal with, or use something as a form of protest or punishment.

   • The union blacked the company's products during the strike.
   • They blacked the supplier for violating labor laws.
   • The committee voted to black the firm from future contracts.

   🌐قاطع

   المرادفات: banbarblackballblacklistboycottembargoprohibitproscribe

• blacked past participle
• blacked past simple
• blacking present participle
• blacks third person singular

الصيغ المركّبة: black out