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    blast
    [blast]
    noun
    blast (noun) · blasts (plural noun)
    1. a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outward from an explosion:
      "they were thrown backward by the blast"
      • an explosion or explosive firing, especially of a bomb:
        "a bomb blast" · "a shotgun blast"
      • a forceful attack or assault:
        "he defeated his weakest opponent in such a blast that the fans left unimpressed"
    2. a strong gust of wind or air:
      "the icy blast hit them"
      • a strong current of air used in smelting.
    3. a single loud note of a horn, whistle, or other noisemaking device:
      "a blast of the ship's siren"
    4. informal
      a severe reprimand:
      "I braced myself for the inevitable blast"
    5. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      informal
      an enjoyable experience or lively party:
      "it could turn out to be a real blast"
    verb
    blast (verb) · blasts (third person present) · blasted (past tense) · blasted (past participle) · blasting (present participle)
    1. blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:
      "quantities of solid rock had to be blasted away" · "the explosion blasted out hundreds of windows"
      • create (a cavity) by means of an explosion:
        "the gun went off, blasting a hole in the floor" · "a tunnel had to be blasted through the mountainside"
      • force or throw (something) in a specified direction by impact or explosion:
        "the car was blasted thirty feet into the sky"
      • shoot with a gun:
        "Fowler was blasted with an air rifle"
      • move very quickly and loudly in a specified direction:
        "driving rain blasted through the smashed window"
    2. be very loud; make a loud noise:
      "music was blasting from the speakers" · "fierce techno riffs blasted out from the sound system"
      • play or sound very loudly:
        "he took center stage and blasted out all the old favorites" · "the sign was meant to discourage motorists from blasting their horns"
    3. kick, strike, or throw (a ball) hard:
      "Ripken blasted the ball into the gap in right field"
    4. informal
      criticize fiercely:
      "the school was blasted by government inspectors"
    5. literary
      (of a wind or other natural force) wither, shrivel, or blight (a plant):
      "crops blasted on the eve of harvest"
      • strike with divine anger:
        "damn and blast this awful place!"
      • destroy or ruin:
        "a candidate whose only strategy is to blast the opposition"
    exclamation
    informal
    1. expressing annoyance:
      "“Blast! The car won't start!”"
    Origin
    Old English blǣst, of Germanic origin; related to blaze.
    -blast
    [blast]
    combiningform
    biology
    1. denoting an embryonic cell. Compare with -cyte.
      "erythroblast"
      • denoting a germ layer of an embryo:
        "epiblast"
    Origin
    from Greek blastos ‘germ, sprout’.
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    noun
    1. a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outward from an explosion:
    2. a strong gust of wind or air:
      • a single loud note of a horn, whistle, or other noisemaking device:
      • a severe reprimand:
        Opposite:
      • an enjoyable experience or lively party:
      exclamation
      1. expressing annoyance:
       
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