What does blast mean?
Definitions for blast
blæst, blɑstblast
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blast.
Princeton's WordNet
blastnoun
a very long fly ball
bang, clap, eruption, blast, bamnoun
a sudden very loud noise
gust, blast, blownoun
a strong current of air
"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
blastnoun
an explosion (as of dynamite)
good time, blastnoun
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
"we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
fire, attack, flak, flack, blastverb
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
blast, blareverb
make a strident sound
"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
smash, nail, boom, blastverb
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
blast, shellverb
use explosives on
"The enemy has been shelling us all day"
blastverb
apply a draft or strong wind to to
"the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
blast, shellverb
create by using explosives
"blast a passage through the mountain"
blastverb
make with or as if with an explosion
"blast a tunnel through the Alps"
blast, shootverb
fire a shot
"the gunman blasted away"
savage, blast, pillory, crucifyverb
criticize harshly or violently
"The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
blast, knock downverb
shatter as if by explosion
blastverb
shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BLASTnoun
Etymology: from blæst, Saxon; blasen, Germ. to blow.
They that stand high, have many blasts to shake them;
And, if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces. William Shakespeare, Richard III.Welcome, then,
Thou unsubstantial air, that I embrace;
The wretch that thou hast blown unto the worst,
Owes nothing to thy blasts. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Perhaps thy fortune doth controul the winds,
Doth loose or bind their blasts in secret cave. Edward Fairfax, b. i.Three ships were hurry’d by the southern blast,
And on the secret shelves with fury cast. John Dryden, Æneid.In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man,
As modest stilness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tyger. William Shakespeare, Henry V.He blew his trumpet —— the angelick blast
Fill’d all the regions. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi. l. 76.The Veline fountains, and sulphureous Nar,
Shake at the baleful blast, the signal of the war. John Dryden, Æn.Whether there be two different goddesses called Fame, or one goddess sounding two different trumpets, it is certain, villainy has as good a title to a blast from the proper trumpet, as virtue has from the former. Jonathan Swift.
By the blast of God they perish. Job, iv. 9.
To Blastverb
Etymology: from the noun.
You nimble lightnings, dart your blinding flames
Into her scornful eyes! infect her beauty,
You fensuck’d fogs, drawn by the powerful sun,
To fall and blast her pride. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Oh! Portius, is there not some chosen curse,
Some hidden thunder in the store of heaven,
Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man,
Who owes his greatness to his country’s ruin. Joseph Addison, Cato.Upon this blasted heath you stop our way. Macbeth.
And behold seven thin ears, and blasted with the eastwind sprung up after them. Gen. xli. 6.
She that like lightning shin’d, while her face lasted,
The oak now resembles, which lightning had blasted. Edmund Waller.To his green years your censures you would suit,
Not blast that blossom, but expect the fruit. Dryden.Agony unmix’d, incessant gall
Corroding every thought, and blasting all
Love’s paradise. James Thomson, Spring, l. 1075.He shews himself either very weak, if he will take my work, when he thinks I deserve no credit; or very malicious, if he knows I deserve credit, and yet goes about to blast it. Edward Stillingfleet, Defence of Discourses on Romish Idolatry.
This commerce, Jeshophat king of Juda endeavoured to renew; but his enterprize was blasted by the destruction of vessels in the harbour. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
Trumpeters,
With brazen din, blast you the city’s ears;
Make mingle with your ratt’ling tabourines. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.
Wikipedia
blast
In bioinformatics, BLAST (basic local alignment search tool) is an algorithm and program for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of proteins or the nucleotides of DNA and/or RNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a subject protein or nucleotide sequence (called a query) with a library or database of sequences, and identify database sequences that resemble the query sequence above a certain threshold. For example, following the discovery of a previously unknown gene in the mouse, a scientist will typically perform a BLAST search of the human genome to see if humans carry a similar gene; BLAST will identify sequences in the human genome that resemble the mouse gene based on similarity of sequence.
ChatGPT
blast
Blast generally refers to a destructive or damaging force or explosion. It can be a powerful or extremely fast blow that is initiated suddenly, often involving air pressure or heat. Furthermore, in scientific contexts, it can refer to the process of using explosives in excavation or surface stripping. In medical terminology, it can refer to immature cells that can grow into different types of mature cells. The term 'blast' is also used informally in contexts to mean having a good time or an enjoyable experience.
Webster Dictionary
Blastnoun
a violent gust of wind
Blastnoun
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
Blastnoun
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
Blastnoun
the sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath
Blastnoun
a sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight
Blastnoun
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
Blastnoun
a flatulent disease of sheep
Blastverb
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
Blastverb
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
Blastverb
to confound by a loud blast or din
Blastverb
to rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks
Blastverb
to be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom
Blastverb
to blow; to blow on a trumpet
Wikidata
BLAST
In bioinformatics, Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, or BLAST, is an algorithm for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of different proteins or the nucleotides of DNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a query sequence with a library or database of sequences, and identify library sequences that resemble the query sequence above a certain threshold. Different types of BLASTs are available according to the query sequences. For example, following the discovery of a previously unknown gene in the mouse, a scientist will typically perform a BLAST search of the human genome to see if humans carry a similar gene; BLAST will identify sequences in the human genome that resemble the mouse gene based on similarity of sequence. The BLAST program was designed by Stephen Altschul, Warren Gish, Webb Miller, Eugene Myers, and David J. Lipman at the NIH and was published in the Journal of Molecular Biology in 1990.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blast
blast, n. a blowing or gust of wind: a forcible stream of air: sound of a wind instrument; an explosion of gunpowder: anything pernicious.—v.t. to strike with some pernicious influence, to blight: to affect with sudden violence or calamity: to rend asunder with gunpowder.—adj. Blast′ed, blighted: cursed, damned.—ns. Blast′-fur′nace, a smelting furnace into which hot air is blown; Blast′-hole, a hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters; Blast′ing, the separating of masses of stone by means of an explosive substance; Blast′ing-gel′atine, a powerful explosive made of gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine; Blast′ment, withering or shrivelling up caused by blasting; Blast′-pipe, a pipe in a steam-engine, to convey the waste-steam up the chimney. [A.S. blǽst; cf. Ice. beása; Ger. blasen.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
blast
A sudden and violent gust of wind: it is generally of short duration, and succeeded by a fine breeze.--To blast, to blow up with gunpowder.
Rap Dictionary
blastverb
The act of shooting a firearm.
blastverb
pcp.
blastverb
To play music loud.
blastverb
To "put someone on blast": to call them out as being wrong.
blastverb
Last black man standing during a shoot out.
blastnoun
Hit from a crack pipe.
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Rank popularity for the word 'blast' in Nouns Frequency: #3010
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blast in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of blast in a Sentence
They had a blast. They’re beautiful inside and out.
We are disappointed and concerned by statements that reduce individuals to stereotypes on the basis of a broad category such as sex, race, or ethnicity, Brown wrote in a blast e-mail to the Boston University community. I believe Dr. Grundy’s remarks fit this characterization.
The death toll can increase because the blast was massive and there is a hostage situation involved.
Our fight to save our steel will continue, the blast furnace must be mothballed properly to give it the chance of a future. We have serious concerns about the ability of SSI to do this and so the government must step in.
Most of that time, at least the beginning of it, was right here in Iowa. And it was a blast.
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- انفجارArabic
- експлозия, духане, порив, проклинам, гърмя, взривявам, свиря силноBulgarian
- výbuchCzech
- sprængeDanish
- Windstoß, ExplosionGerman
- έκρηξηGreek
- eksplodoEsperanto
- explosiónSpanish
- laukaista, kirottua, kirota, törähtää, pahus, räjähdys, pärähdys, painaa läpi, sättiä, räjäyttää, kuihduttaa, tuulenpuuska, alkeissolu, puhahdus, jyrähtää, räjähtää, töräys, törähdys, puhallus, paahtaa, soimata, haukkua, mollata, puuska, blasti, ilmavirtaFinnish
- rafaleFrench
- blastIrish
- sgalScottish Gaelic
- robbanásHungarian
- ledakanIndonesian
- ventata, getto, folata, esplosione, citoblasto, raffica, scoppio, colpo di vento, cribbio, squilloItalian
- 疾風, 突風Japanese
- تهقینهوه, تهقانهوه, زرمهKurdish
- inspirationeLatin
- uruhangaMāori
- ontploffing, windstoot, rukwindDutch
- explosjon, sprengingNorwegian
- podmuchPolish
- explosão, ventaniaPortuguese
- vijelie, suflu, explozie, rafală (de vânt), suflareRomanian
- греметь, взорвать, грохот, грохотать, взрывать, проклинать, проклясть, порыв ветра, дутьё, взрыв, порыв, раскритиковатьRussian
- kulSwedish
- kilipuziSwahili
- குண்டு வெடிப்புTamil
- patlamaTurkish
- vụ nổVietnamese
- 爆破Chinese
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