Definition of blasts Blasts

/blĂ¦Ëˆsts/ - [blasts] -

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  • blasts (Noun)
    Plural of blast.

Part of speech

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  • blasts, verb, present, 3rd person singular of blast (infinitive).
  • blasts, noun, plural of blast.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: blasts

blast - a very long fly ball
  fly ball, fly (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
  baseball game, baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
blast - an explosion (as of dynamite)
  detonation, blowup, explosion the act of detonating an explosive
blast - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
  gust, blow
  air current, current of air, wind the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
  bluster a violent gusty wind
  sandblast a blast of wind laden with sand
blast - a sudden very loud noise
  bang, clap, eruption, bam
  noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
blast - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
  fire, attack, flak, flack
  unfavorable judgment, criticism a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
blast - a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
  good time

Verb

blasts, blasting, blasted  

blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
  shoot
  fire, discharge bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
  blaze away, blaze speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"
  overshoot aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"
  sharpshoot, snipe aim and shoot with great precision
  open fire, fire start firing a weapon
  gun shoot with a gun
  pip, hit, shoot pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
  pump question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"
blast - use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
  shell
  bomb, bombard direct high energy particles or radiation against
  crump explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
blast - make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
  blare
  make noise, noise, resound emit a noise
blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
  shrivel up, shrivel, wither, shrink wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
blast - shatter as if by explosion
  knock down
  dash, smash add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
blast - make with or as if with an explosion; "blast a tunnel through the Alps"
  cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
blast - create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain"
  shell
  create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
blast - apply a draft or strong wind to to; "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
  blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
blast - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
  smash, nail, boom
  hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
blast - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
  savage, pillory, crucify
  pick apart, criticise, criticize, knock act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
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  • blast (Noun)
    A violent gust of wind.
  • blast (Noun)
    A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
  • blast (Noun)
    An explosion.
  • blast (Noun)
    A loud, sudden sound.
  • blast (Noun)
    A good time; an enjoyable moment.
  • blast (Noun)
    An immature or undifferentiated cell e. g. , lymphoblast, myeloblast.
  • blast (Verb)
    To make a loud noise.
  • blast (Verb)
    To shatter, as if by an explosion.
  • blast (Verb)
    To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method such as an explosion.
  • blast (Verb)
    To curse; to damn.
  • blast (Verb)
    To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
  • blast (Verb)
    To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
  • blast (Verb)
    To blight or wither.
  • blast (Verb)
    To be blighted or withered.
  • blast (Verb)
    To blow, as on a trumpet.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đŸ“˜

  • blast (n.)
    A violent gust of wind.
  • blast (n.)
    A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
  • blast (n.)
    The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
  • blast (n.)
    The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath.
  • blast (n.)
    A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
  • blast (n.)
    The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose.
  • blast (n.)
    A flatulent disease of sheep.
  • blast (v. t.)
    To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel.
  • blast (v. t.)
    Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to blast pride, hopes, or character.
  • blast (v. t.)
    To confound by a loud blast or din.
  • blast (v. t.)
    To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.
  • blast (v. i.)
    To be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom.
  • blast (v. i.)
    To blow; to blow on a trumpet.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • blast
    Intense adverse criticism.
  • blast
    To hit extremely hard.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đŸ“•

  • blast
    blast, n. a blowing or gust of wind: a forcible stream of air: sound of a wind instrument; an explosion of gunpowder: anything pernicious.—v.t. to strike with some pernicious influence, to blight: to affect with sudden violence or calamity: to rend asunder with gunpowder.—adj. Blast′ed, blighted: cursed, damned.—ns. Blast′-fur′nace, a smelting furnace into which hot air is blown; Blast′-hole, a hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters; Blast′ing, the separating of masses of stone by means of an explosive substance; Blast′ing-gel′atine, a powerful explosive made of gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine; Blast′ment, withering or shrivelling up caused by blasting; Blast′-pipe, a pipe in a steam-engine, to convey the waste-steam up the chimney. [A.S. blǽst; cf. Ice. beĂ¡sa; Ger. blasen.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • blast
    A sudden and violent gust of wind: it is generally of short duration, and succeeded by a fine breeze.--To blast, to blow up with gunpowder.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary đŸ“—

  • blast
    The sharper the blast, The shorter 'twill last.

Part of speech

đŸ”¤
  • blast, verb, present, 1st person singular of blast (infinitive).
  • blast, verb (infinitive).
  • blast, noun, singular of blasts.

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