[
UK
/blˈɑːst/
]
[ US /ˈbɫæst/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫæst/ ]
VERB
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create by using explosives
blast a passage through the mountain - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
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make with or as if with an explosion
blast a tunnel through the Alps -
use explosives on
The enemy has been shelling us all day -
criticize harshly or violently
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
The press savaged the new President -
hit hard
He smashed a 3-run homer - shatter as if by explosion
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apply a draft or strong wind to to
the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us -
fire a shot
the gunman blasted away -
make a strident sound
She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
NOUN
- a sudden very loud noise
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a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
celebrating after the game was a blast
we had a good time at the party - a very long fly ball
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intense adverse criticism
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
the government has come under attack
don't give me any flak - an explosion (as of dynamite)
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a strong current of air
the tree was bent almost double by the gust
How To Use blast In A Sentence
- The use of steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped ironmakers switch over from charcoal (limited in quantity) to coke, which is made from coal, in the smelting of pig iron.
- In a healthy pregnancy, cells that come from the embryo's placenta-called trophoblast cells-move into the walls of the uterus and help to open up maternal arteries, thereby increasing the available blood and nutrient supply. Slate Articles
- Ed would drill by hand and blast away the rock, exposing the pegmatite.
- Here, human or mouse embryonic stem cells, in vitro representatives of the totipotent inner cell mass blastomeres, are placed into culture.
- She blasted him in the face with a shot of plasma, more than likely killing the pilot instantly.
- Nick managed to move his battered body quickly enough to launch his own counter-blast, successfully stalemating the battleship's beam.
- Troops found the church with large holes blasted out of its cement walls and its tin roof collapsed.
- Baf, Bafilomycin A1; BH, Bcl-2 homology; CHX, cycholoheximide; GFP-74Q, GFP-tagged exon 1 mutant htt fragment; htt, huntingtin; MEFs, mouse embryonic fibroblasts; 3MA, 3-methyl adenine; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; STS, staurosporin; TNF - Naturejobs - All Jobs
- Myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily of growth and differentiation factors and is a primary regulator of muscle growth both pre - and postnatally, primarily via inhibition of myoblast proliferation and differentiation PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The remake was funny, full of good jokes, strong characters and little blasts of impotent rage. Times, Sunday Times