/blĂ¦Ëˆsts/ - [blasts] -
We found 3 definitions of blasts from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: blasts |
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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 |
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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" |