Definitions of BLAST [æst, blɑst]

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Definition of 'BLAST'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) blast
a sudden and violent gust of wind.

2.  blast
the blowing of a trumpet, whistle, etc.

3.  blast
a loud, sudden sound or noise:
a harsh blast from the radio.

4.  blast
a forcible stream of air from the mouth, bellows, or the like.

5.  blast
air forced into a furnace by a blower to increase the rate of combustion.

6.  blast
a jet of steam directed up a smokestack, as of a steam locomotive, to increase draft.

7.  blast
a forceful throw, hit, etc.:
a blast down to third base.

8.  blast
Slang.

9.  blast
something that gives great pleasure, esp. a party.

10.  blast
a vigorous outburst of criticism; attack.

11.  blast
the charge explosive used at one firing in blasting operations.

12.  blast
the act of exploding; explosion.

13.  blast
any pernicious or destructive influence, esp. on animals or plants; a blight.

14.  blast
the sudden death of buds, flowers, or young fruit.

15. (v.t.) blast
to make a loud noise on; blow:
to blast a horn.

16.  blast
to cause to shrivel or wither.

17.  blast
to ruin; destroy.

18.  blast
to shatter by or as if by an explosion.

19.  blast
to make, form, or open up by blasting:
to blast a tunnel.

20.  blast
to curse; damn:
Blast it, there's the phone again!

21.  blast
to criticize vigorously; denounce.

22.  blast
to hit or propel with great force.

23.  blast
to shoot.

24. (v.i.) blast
to produce a loud, blaring sound.

25.  blast
to shoot.

26.  blast
to use or detonate explosives, as a charge of dynamite.

27.  blast
blast off,

28.  blast
(of a self-propelled rocket) to leave a launch pad.

29.  blast
(of an astronaut) to travel aloft in a rocket.

30.  blast
(at) full blast, at maximum capacity; at or with full volume or speed.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE blæmacr;st a blowing)

Definition of 'BLAST'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) blast
a very long fly ball

2. (noun) bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam
a sudden very loud noise

3. (noun) gust, blast, blow
a strong current of air
"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

4. (noun) blast
an explosion (as of dynamite)

5. (noun) good time, blast
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
"we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"

6. (verb) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

7. (verb) blast, blare
make a strident sound
"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

8. (verb) smash, nail, boom, blast
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"

9. (verb) blast, shell
use explosives on
"The enemy has been shelling us all day"

10. (verb) blast
apply a draft or strong wind to to
"the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"

11. (verb) blast, shell
create by using explosives
"blast a passage through the mountain"

12. (verb) blast
make with or as if with an explosion
"blast a tunnel through the Alps"

13. (verb) blast, shoot
fire a shot
"the gunman blasted away"

14. (verb) savage, blast, pillory, crucify
criticize harshly or violently
"The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

15. (verb) blast, knock down
shatter as if by explosion

16. (verb) blast
shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly

Definition of 'BLAST'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) blast
a large explosion
The blast could be heard for miles.

2.  blast
a powerful movement of air
a blast of hot air

3.  blast
a loud sound
a blast of a horn

4.  blast
full blast
as loud as possible
teenagers listening to their music full blast

5.  blast
a blast
a fun experience
We had a blast at the fair.

6. (verb) blast
to use explosives to break sth up
blasting through the rock; blasting the hillside to make a tunnel

7.  blast
to play loudly
music blasting from two speakers

8.  blast
to criticize strongly
the president blasting his opponents

Definition of 'BLAST'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) BLAST
a violent gust of wind

2. (noun) BLAST
a forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast

3. (noun) BLAST
the exhaust steam from and 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

4. (noun) BLAST
the sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath

5. (noun) BLAST
a sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight

6. (noun) BLAST
the act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose

7. (noun) BLAST
a flatulent disease of sheep

8. (verb) BLAST
to injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel

9. (verb) BLAST
hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to blast pride, hopes, or character

10. (verb) BLAST
to confound by a loud blast or din

11. (verb) BLAST
to rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks

12. (verb) BLAST
to be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom

13. (verb) BLAST
to blow; to blow on a trumpet

Definitions of 'BLAST'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. BLAST
1. v.,n. Synonym for BLT, used esp. for large data sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of snarf. Usage: uncommon. The variant ‘blat’ has been reported.

2. vt. [HP/Apollo] Synonymous with nuke (sense 3). Sometimes the message Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)? would appear in the command window upon logout.

Translation of 'BLAST'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a strong, sudden stream (of air) a blast of cold air.
Afrikaans: rukwind	Arabic: هَبَّةٌ، عَصْفَةٌ	Bulgarian: силен вятър
Brazilian: rajada	Czech: závan, poryv	German: der Windstoß
Danish: blæst	Greek: δυνατό ρεύμα	Spanish: ráfaga
Estonian: puhang	Farsi: جریان شدید و ناگهانی باد	Finnish: ryöppy
French: souffle	Hebrew: מַשָב חַזָק	Hindi: तेज झोंका
Croatian: zapuh	Hungarian: széllökés	Indonesian: hembusan kuat
Icelandic: vindhviða	Italian: ventata	Japanese: 突風
Korean: 돌풍	Lithuanian: gūsis	Latvian: (gaisa) strāva; plūsma; (
Malay: tiupan kencang	Dutch: sterke luchtstroom	Norwegian: voldsom luftstrøm, vindka
Polish: podmuch	Persian: جریان شدید و ناگهانی باد	Pashto: د باد ډیر زوراوری او ناڅا
Portuguese: rajada	Romanian: rafală, suflu	Russian: поток, струя
Slovak: závan	Slovenian: sunek (vetra)	Serbian: nalet
Swedish: vindstöt	Thai: การระเบิดของลม	Turkish: sert rüzgâr akımı, basınç
Taiwanese: 一陣(風)	Ukrainian: сильний порив	Urdu: زور کا جھونکا
Vietnamese: luồng gió	Chinese: 一阵（风）
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