blacking

uncountable

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

• 🇷🇺Вещество, наносимое на обувь для создания блестящей защитной поверхности.

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.

   🇷🇺Вакса

   Synonyms: 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.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по окрашиванию чего-либо в чёрный цвет, или для бойкота или запрета чего-либо, часто в политическом или коммерческом контексте.

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.

   🇷🇺Чернить

   Synonyms: begrimeblackendarkenebonizeinksmudgesmutsoot

   Antonyms: 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.

   🇷🇺Бойкотировать

   Synonyms: banbarblackballblacklistboycottembargoprohibitproscribe

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

Phrasal variants: black out