[ UK /blˈɑːst/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫæst/ ]
VERB
  1. create by using explosives
    blast a passage through the mountain
  2. shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
  3. make with or as if with an explosion
    blast a tunnel through the Alps
  4. use explosives on
    The enemy has been shelling us all day
  5. criticize harshly or violently
    The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
    The press savaged the new President
  6. hit hard
    He smashed a 3-run homer
  7. shatter as if by explosion
  8. apply a draft or strong wind to to
    the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us
  9. fire a shot
    the gunman blasted away
  10. make a strident sound
    She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
NOUN
  1. a sudden very loud noise
  2. a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
    celebrating after the game was a blast
    we had a good time at the party
  3. a very long fly ball
  4. intense adverse criticism
    Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
    the government has come under attack
    don't give me any flak
  5. an explosion (as of dynamite)
  6. a strong current of air
    the tree was bent almost double by the gust
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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
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