brown out
brown out verb: to experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout. Also the alternative form of brownout.
Verb
brown out (third-person singular simple present browns out, present participle browning out, simple past and past participle browned out)
- To experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.
- The pilot pulled up hard into a tight loop and browned out, losing sight of the target.
- “I mean, what is she even talking about? Got her pregnant at the Halloween party? What does that mean? I don't even remember that party. I was wasted.” “Yeah, me too. I browned out that evening.” “"browned out"? What's "browned out"?” “Oh, it's when you drink so much that everything goes brown....2010 October 28, Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney, “Who Got Dee Pregnant?” (2:13 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Mac (Rob McElhenney)
- Synonyms:
- greyout
Also used as
brown out is also the alternative form of brownout.
Synonyms of brown out
Forms of brown out
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | browns out |
| present participle | browning out |
| past participle | browned out |
| past | browned out |
| Noun | |
| plural | brown outs |
Questions about brown out
- What does brown out mean?
- Brown out means to experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.
- What part of speech is brown out?
- Brown out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of brown out?
- The past tense of brown out is browned out.
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