blast

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
2. (countable, uncountable) A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
3. (countable, uncountable) A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
4. (countable, uncountable) The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
5. (countable, uncountable) The exhaust steam from an 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.
6. (countable, uncountable) An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
7. (countable, uncountable) A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
8. (countable, uncountable) An explosive charge for blasting.
9. (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
10. (uncountable) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
11. (countable, uncountable) A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
12. (countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
13. (countable, uncountable) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
14. (countable, uncountable) A flatulent disease of sheep.
15. (countable, slang, uncountable) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
2. (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
3. (informal, transitive) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
4. (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
5. (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
6. (transitive) To curse; to damn.
7. (transitive) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
8. To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
9. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
10. (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
11. (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
12. (transitive) To blight or wither.
13. (intransitive, obsolete) To be blighted or withered.
14. (intransitive, obsolete) To blow, for example on a trumpet.
15. (slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.

Intj

Used to show anger or disappointment: damn

Verb

To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).

Synonyms

explosion

blow

blow up

burst

explode

gust

fire

🔥

boom

💥

blare

whiff

bang

ruin

smash

attack

👊

destroy

puff

eruption

detonation

shell

🐚

rumble

shoot

blight

nail

knock down

mar

flak

flack

blare out

break

spoil

detonate

blowup

cannon

clap

👏

swear

bawl out

revile

roar

blemish

bang up

kill

🔪🩸👤

inveigh

pillory

blasting

gale

drag down

bam

discharge

excoriate

good time

Translations

explosión

esplosione

Explosion

explosion

raffica

explosão

Windstoß

έκρηξη

estallido

rajada

patlama

sprengen

colpo di vento

ventata

καταστρέφω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blɑːst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blast

Inherited from Old English: blǣst

Cognate with Western Frisian: blast

Cognate with Dutch: blast

Cognate with German: Blast

Cognate with German: blasen

Cognate with Dutch: blazen

Cognate with Danish: blæst

Cognate with French: blaser

Inherited from Middle English: blasten

Inherited from Old English: blǣstan

In summary

From Middle English blast, blest, from Old English blǣst (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz (“blowing, blast”).
Cognate with West Frisian blast (“blast”), dialectal Dutch blast (“stubborn intent, drumming”), obsolete German Blast (“wind, blowing”), German blasen (“to blow”), Dutch blazen (“to blow”), Danish blæst (“wind”), French blaser (“to blunt, dull”). More at blow.