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   Blast

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   noun

   • 1. a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outward from an explosion: "they were thrown backward by the blast" Similar shock wavepressure wavebangcrashcrack
   • ▪ an explosion or explosive firing, especially of a bomb: "a bomb blast" Similar explosiondetonationdischargebursteruption
   • ▪ a forceful attack or assault: "he defeated his weakest opponent in such a blast that the fans left unimpressed"
   • 2. a strong gust of wind or air: "the icy blast hit them" Similar gustrushblowgalesquallstormwinddraftwaftpuffflurrybreeze
   • ▪ a strong current of air used in smelting.
   • 3. a single loud note of a horn, whistle, or other noisemaking device: "a blast of the ship's siren" Similar blareblaringhonkbellowboomroarscreechwail
   • 4. a severe reprimand: informal "I braced myself for the inevitable blast" Similar reprimandrebukereproofadmonishmentadmonitionreproachreprovalscoldingremonstrationupbraidingcastigationlambastinglecturecriticismcensureinformal:telling-offraprap over the knucklesslap on the wristflea in one's eardressing-downearfulroastingtongue-lashingbawling-outcaningblowing-upticking offcarpetingwiggingrollickingrocketrowservevulgar slang:bollockingdated:ratingOpposite commendation
   • 5. an enjoyable experience or lively party: informal North American "it could turn out to be a real blast"

   verb

   • 1. blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives: "quantities of solid rock had to be blasted away" Similar blow upbombblow (to pieces)dynamiteexplodebreak updemolishraze to the grounddestroyruinshatter
   • ▪ create (a cavity) by means of an explosion: "the gun went off, blasting a hole in the floor"
   • ▪ force or throw (something) in a specified direction by impact or explosion: "the car was blasted thirty feet into the sky"
   • ▪ shoot with a gun: "Fowler was blasted with an air rifle" Similar fire (away)shoot (away)blaze (away)let flydischargeshoot (down)gun downmow downcut downput a bullet inpick offbagfellkillinformal:potpump full of leadplugzaplet someone have itsmokeliterary:slay
   • ▪ move very quickly and loudly in a specified direction: "driving rain blasted through the smashed window"
   • 2. be very loud; make a loud noise: "music was blasting from the speakers" Similar honksound loudlytrumpetblareboomroarblareboomroarthunderbellowpumpshriekscreech
   • ▪ play or sound very loudly: "he took center stage and blasted out all the old favorites" Similar honksound loudlytrumpetblareboomroarblareboomroarthunderbellowpumpshriekscreech
   • 3. kick, strike, or throw (a ball) hard: "Ripken blasted the ball into the gap in right field"
   • 4. criticize fiercely: informal "the school was blasted by government inspectors" Similar reprimandrebukecriticizeupbraidberatecastigatereproverail atflay
   • 5. (of a wind or other natural force) wither, shrivel, or blight (a plant): literary "crops blasted on the eve of harvest" Similar blightkilldestroywithershrivel
   • ▪ strike with divine anger: "damn and blast this awful place!"
   • ▪ destroy or ruin: "a candidate whose only strategy is to blast the opposition" Similar destroycrushdashblightwreckruinspoilmarannihilatedisappointfrustrate

   exclamation

   • 1. expressing annoyance: informal British "“Blast! The car won't start!”"

   Word Origin Old Englishblǣst, of Germanic origin; related to blaze3.

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   blast noun (AIR) a sudden strong movement of air: a blast of cold air / heat. full blast. If something is happening or working full blast, it is at its loudest, strongest, or fastest level: The heating was on full blast.

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   What does blast mean?

   • Blast! I forgot the keys. (Definition of blast from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 爆炸, 炸毀, 爆破… 爆炸, 炸毁, 爆破… explosión, racha, explosión [feminine]… explosão, rajada de vento, estouro [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BLAST meaning: 1. an explosion: 2. a sudden strong movement of air: 3.

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   What does full blast mean?

   • at full blast, at maximum capacity; at or with full volume or speed: Also full blast. The factory is going at full blast. In addition to the idiom beginning with blast , also see full blast . See wind 1. Here, in a dilapidated room, Saleem recounts the November blast. The blast was so strong,” he said, “we thought the world was ending.

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   What does blasted mean in physics?

   • To blow up (rocks, etc.) by explosion. The miner is generally obliged to blast the rock. His shallow schemes were blasted to atoms. The ledge of rock had been blasted and hewn away. I.5.b. Golf. intransitive. To hit a ball out of a bunker by an ‘explosive’ shot, causing it to jump up as if a mine had been exploded beneath it.

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   to shatter, break up, or dislodge by or as if by an explosion: Their explosives were inadequate to blast the granite. to make, form, open up, etc., by blasting: to blast a tunnel through a mountain. to show to be false, unreliable, etc.; discredit: His facts soundly blasted the new evidence.

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   Blast definition, a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow. See more.

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   with the greatest possible volume or power. She had the car stereo on at full blast. Definition of blast noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   To blow or breathe on balefully or perniciously; to wither, shrivel, or arrest vegetation; to blight. Said of a malignant wind, lightning, flame and (formerly) of a ‘malignant’ planet. a1533. By blastinge thy frutes, or such other scourges.