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blast (bl

st)

a. A very strong gust of wind or air.

b. The effect of such a gust.

2. A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening, especially one in a blast furnace to aid combustion.

a. A sudden loud sound, especially one produced by a stream of forced air: a piercing blast from the steam whistle.

b. The act of producing such a sound: gave a blast on his trumpet.

a. A violent explosion, as of dynamite or a bomb.

b. The violent effect of such an explosion, consisting of a wave of increased atmospheric pressure followed immediately by a wave of decreased pressure.

c. An explosive charge.

5. Botany Any of several plant diseases of diverse causes, resulting in sudden death of buds, flowers, foliage, or young fruits.

6. A destructive or damaging influence.

7. A powerful hit, blow, or shot.

8. A violent verbal assault or outburst: The candidate leveled a blast at her opponent.

9. Slang A highly exciting or pleasurable experience or event, such as a big party.

v. blast·ed, blast·ing, blasts

v.tr.

1. To knock down or shatter by or as if by explosion; smash.

2. To play or sound loudly: The referees blasted their whistles.

a. To hit with great force: The batter blasted the ball to right field.

b. To kill or destroy by hitting or shooting.

4. To have a harmful or destructive effect on.

5. To cause to shrivel, wither, or mature imperfectly by or as if by blast or blight: crops that were blasted by frost.

6. To make or open by or as if by explosion: blast a tunnel through the mountains.

7. To criticize or attack vigorously.

v.intr.

1. To use or detonate explosives.

2. To emit a loud, intense sound; blare: speakers blasting at full volume.

3. To wither or shrivel or mature imperfectly.

4. To criticize or attack with vigor.

5. To shoot.

6. Electronics To distort sound recording or transmission by overloading a microphone or loudspeaker.

Phrasal Verb:

blast off

To take off, as a rocket.

Idiom:

full blast

At full speed, volume, or capacity: turned the radio up full blast.

[Middle English, from Old English blst; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

blaster n.

Synonyms: blast, blight, dash¹, nip¹, wreck
These verbs mean to have a pernicious, destructive, or ruinous effect on something: actions that blasted the chance for peace; hopes blighted by ill wishes; ambitions dashed by lack of funds; plans nipped in the bud; a life wrecked by depression.

blast

Noun

1. an explosion, such as that caused by dynamite

2. the charge used in a single explosion

3. a sudden strong gust of wind or air

4. a sudden loud sound, such as that made by a trumpet

5. a violent verbal outburst, esp. critical

6. slang a very enjoyable or thrilling experience: the party was a blast

7. at full blast at maximum speed, volume, etc.

interj

Slang an exclamation of annoyance

Verb

1. to blow up (a rock, tunnel, etc.) with explosives

2. to make or cause to make a loud harsh noise

3. to criticize severely [Old English blǣst]

Blast a company of hunters, 1486 [a pun on the blast of the hunter’s horn].

The brief and rapid movement of air, vapor or fluid away from a center of outward pressure, as in an explosion or in the combustion of rocket fuel; the pressure accompanying this movement. This term is commonly used for "explosion," but the two terms may be distinguished.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	blast - a very long fly ball fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air 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 clap, bam, bang, eruption 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" gust, blow bluster - a violent gusty wind sandblast - a blast of wind laden with sand puff, puff of air, whiff - a short light gust of air 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" good time 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" flack, flak, attack, fire 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" blare make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
	2.	blast - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" smash, boom, nail hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	3.	blast - use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" shell bomb, bombard - throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" 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" shell create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	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" shoot fire, discharge - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" 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 fire, open fire - start firing a weapon gun - shoot with a gun shoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weapon 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" savage, pillory, crucify 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 knock down dash, smash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
	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"

blast

noun 1. explosion, crash, burst, discharge, blow-up, eruption, detonation

noun 2. gust, rush, storm, breeze, puff, gale, flurry, tempest, squall, strong breeze

noun 3. blare, blow, scream, trumpet, wail, resound, clamour, hoot, toot, honk, clang, peal

verb 4. blow up, bomb, destroy, burst, ruin, break up, explode, shatter, demolish, rupture, dynamite, put paid to, blow sky-high

verb 5. criticize, attack, put down, censure, berate, castigate, tear into (informal) flay, rail at, lambast(e), chew out U.S., Canad. (informal)

Translations

blast [blɑːst] n [of wind] → ráfaga, soplo; [of whistle] → toque m [of explosive] → carga explosiva (= force); choque m

vt (= blow up) → volar (= blow open); abrir con carga explosiva

excl (BRIT) (col) → ¡maldito sea!;

(at) full blast (also fig) → a toda marcha

blast off vi [spacecraft etc] → despegar

blast [blɑːst] n → explosion f (= shock wave); souffle m [of air, steam]; bouffée f

vt → faire sauter or exploser

excl (Brit) (inf) → zut!;

(at) full blast [play music etc] → à plein volume

blast off vi (Space) → décoller

blast [blɑːst] n (of wind) → Windstoß m;

(of whistle) → Trillern nt;

(shock wave) → Druckwelle f;

(of air, steam) → Schwall m;

(of explosive) → Explosion f

vt (blow up) → sprengen

excl (Brit) (inf) → verdammt!, so ein Mist!;

at full blast (play music) → mit voller Lautstärke;

(move, work) → auf Hochtouren

blast off vi (Space) → abheben, starten

blast [blɑːst] n [of wind] → raffica; [of air, steam] → getto (= bomb blast); esplosione f

vt → far saltare

excl (BRIT ) (col) → mannaggia!;

(at) full blast → a tutta forza

blast off vi (SPACE) → essere lanciato/a

blast

n blast [blaːst]

1 a strong, sudden stream (of air) a blast of cold air. rukwind هَبَّةٌ، عَصْفَةٌ силен вятър závan, poryv blæst der Windstoß δυνατό ρεύμα ráfaga puhang جریان شدید و ناگهانی باد puuska souffle מַשָב חַזָק तेज झोंका zapuh széllökés hembusan kuat vindhviða ventata 突風 돌풍, 한바탕의 바람 gūsis (gaisa) strāva; plūsma; (vēja) brāzma tiupan kencang sterke luchtstroom voldsom luftstrøm, vindkast podmuch rajada rafală, suflu поток, струя závan sunek (vetra) nalet vindstöt การระเบิดของลม sert rüzgâr akımı, basınç rüzgârı 一陣(風) сильний порив زور کا جھونکا luồng gió 一阵（风）

2 a loud sound a blast on the horn. geskal نَفْخَةٌ، تَصْفيرَةُ بوق силно изсвирване zadutí tuden der Schall διαπεραστικός ήχος toque törtsatus صدای بلند و گوشخراش törähdys coup תְּרוּעָה, צפִירָה जोर की आवाज zvuk trube tülkölés bunyi keras blástur, hvellur squillo (笛の) 音 늚ゼ恬® skardus/šaižus garsas (taures) pūtiens bunyi bising stoot støt, voldsom tone/lyd zadęcie ruído sunet (puternic) звук духового инструмента zatrúbenie odjek jeka hornstöt เสียงดัง yükses ses 大聲 звук (духового інструмента) بلند آواز tiếng động mạnh 大声

3 an explosion the blast from a bomb. ontploffing انْفِجار (قُنْبُلَه) взрив výbuch eksplosion der Knall έκρηξη explosión, detonación plahvatus انفجار räjähdys explosion פִּצוּץ @@@פּיצוּץ$$$ विस्फोट eksplozija robbanás ledakan sprenging esplosione 爆風 폭발 sprogimas sprādziens; sprādziena vilnis letupan ontploffing eksplosjon, sprengning wybuch explosão explozie взрыв výbuch eksplozija prasak explosion การระเบิด patlama, infilâk 爆炸 вибух دھماکہ sự nổ 爆炸

1 to tear (apart etc) by an explosion The door was blasted off its hinges. afgeskiet يفجر، يُفَجِّرُ، يَنْسِفُ взривявам rozstřelit, odstřelit sprænge i stykker sprengen ανατινάζω volar õhku laskma با انفجار کندن räjäyttää faire sauter לַעֲשוֹת חוֹר ע”י פִּיצוּץ बारूद से उड़ा देना otrgnuti robbant menghancurkan, meledakkan rifna af, tætast af far saltare in aria 爆破する 폭파하다 nuplėšti []spridzināt; sagraut memecahkan dengan letupan opblazen sprenge (i stykker) wysadzić arrombar a smulge взрывать vyraziť razstreliti razneti spränga[] [] ระเบิด dinamitle havaya uçurmak, patlatmak 炸開 руйнувати, зривати دھماکے سے اڑنا làm nổ tung 脱开

2 (often without) to come or be sent out, very loudly Music (was being) blasted out from the radio. uitbasuin يَضِجُّ، يُدَوّي свиря силно vyřvávat drøne schmettern έρχομαι, εκπέμπομαι, ακούγομαι πολύ δυνατά emitir a todo volumen; prorrumpir möirgama صدای بلند و گوشخراش کردن pauhata murler לִפְרוֹץ जोर से करना treštati bömböl menghentak af fullum krafti suonare a tutto volume 鳴りひびく 큰소리를 내다 griaudėti taurēt; grandēt berbunyi bising uitgalmen spille med full styrke grzmieć jorrar a răsuna греметь vrieskať glasno razlegati se pojačan do kraja skrälla ออกมาอย่างดัง yüksek perdeden çalmak 發出巨響 ревіти زورا دار آواز سے phát ra 发出尖响的声音

n blasting

in mining etc, the breaking up of rock etc by explosives. ontplof, wegskiet تَفْجير، نَسْف взривяване odstřelování sprænge das Sprengen φουρνέλο explosión controlada lõhkamine ترکیدن räjäytys tir de mines פִּצוּץ @@@פּיצוּץ$$$ विस्फोटन minirati robbantás peledakan sprenging brillamento 爆破 폭파 sprogdinimas spridzināšana perletupan het opblazen sprengning wysadzanie w powietrze explosão spargere prin explozie взрывные работы odstrel razstreljevanje miniranje sprängning การที่หินระเบิด dinamitle parçalama/atma 爆破(作業) підривні роботи بھک سے اڑنا sự phá bằng thuốc nổ 爆破

n blast furnace

a furnace for melting iron ore using blasts of hot air. smeltoond, hoogoond فُرْن، أتون، مَصْهَر висока пещ vysoká pec højovn der Hochofen υψικάμινος alto horno kõrgahi کورۀ فلزکاری masuuni haut fourneau כּוּר הִתוּך @@@כּוּר הִיתוּך$$$ वात भट्टी visoka peć nagyolvasztó dapur peleburan, tanur málmbræðsluofn altoforno 溶鉱炉 용광로 aukštakrosnė domna relau peleburan hoogoven masovn piec hutniczy forno de fundição furnal домна vysoká pec plavž visoka peć masugn เตาหลอมโดยใช้การระเบิดอากาศร้อน yüksek fırın 鼓風爐 доменна піч, домна گرم ہوا سے لوہے کو پگھلانے والی بھٹی lò cao 鼓风炉；高炉

at full blast

at full power, speed etc He had the radio going at full blast (= as loud as possible). teen die volle lading بِأقصى قُوَّه с всичка сила na plné pecky, co nejvíce for fuldt drøn die volle (Laut-)stärke με τη μεγαλύτερη ένταση, ταχύτητα κτλ. a todo volumen täie võimsusega با حداکثر قدرت و ظرفیت täydellä teholla à plein volume בִּמלוֹא הַקֶצֶב पूरी गति या आवाज पर najjače „gőzerővel” sepenuh tenaga, sekeras-kerasanya í fullum gangi, af fullum krafti a tutto volume; a tutta forza 全力をあげて 최고 음량[]으로 visu tempu/galingumu/garsu ar pilnu jaudu paling op volle kracht med full styrke na pełny głos, na cały regulator com toda a força la (volum) maxim на полную катушку na plné obrátky, naplno na vso moč pod punom parom för fullt อย่างเต็มกำลัง var gücüyle, bütün kapasiteyle 以全功率；以全速 на повну потужність پوری رفتار سے ở mức cao nhất 以全功率；以全速

n blast off

lansering, opstyging يَنْطَلِق излитане odstartovat, odpálit affyring; opsendelse starten εκτοξεύομαι despegar üles lendama به پرواز درآمدن؛ آتش شدن lähteä décoller; décollage לְהַמְרִיא अंतरिक्ष यान का उड़ना ispaljivanje kilövés lepas landas, meluncurkan flugtak partire 飛びたつ 발사되다 pakilti (raķetes, kosmosa kuģa) pacelšanās gaisā/starts lancar gelanceerd worden ut-/oppskyting odpalić descolagem a se desprinde de pământ старт odpáliť vzleteti; vzlet lansirati skjuta upp (i väg) (ยานอวยกาศ) ออกตัวและขึ้นไปด้านบน havalanmak; (kalkış, havalanma) (火箭等)起飛 стартувати دھماکے سے نکلنا sự phóng tàu vũ trụ （火箭）发火起飞

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