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| Noun | 1. | blast - a very long fly ball baseball, baseball game - 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!" |
| 2. | blast - a sudden very loud noise noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" water hammer - the banging sound of steam in pipes | |
| 3. | blast - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"bluster - a violent gusty wind sandblast - a blast of wind laden with sand air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" | |
| 4. | blast - an explosion (as of dynamite) blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction bomb blast - the explosion of a bomb | |
| 5. | blast - a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" | |
| 6. | blast - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" | |
| Verb | 1. | blast - make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" |
| 2. | blast - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
| 3. | crump - bombard with heavy shells | |
| 4. | blast - apply a draft or strong wind to to; "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"blow - cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" | |
| 5. | blast - create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain" | |
| 6. | blast - make with or as if with an explosion; "blast a tunnel through the Alps"cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" | |
| 7. | blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"blaze, blaze away - shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" overshoot - shoot beyond or over (a target) sharpshoot, snipe - aim and shoot with great precision gun - shoot with a gun pump - deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy" | |
| 8. | blast - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" | |
| 9. | blast - shatter as if by explosion | |
| 10. | blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" |