What does blast mean?
Definitions for blast
blæst, blɑstblast
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word blast.
Princeton's WordNet
blast(noun)
a very long fly ball
bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam(noun)
a sudden very loud noise
gust, blast, blow(noun)
a strong current of air
"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
blast(noun)
an explosion (as of dynamite)
good time, blast(noun)
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, blast(verb)
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
blast, blare(verb)
make a strident sound
"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
smash, nail, boom, blast(verb)
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
blast, shell(verb)
use explosives on
"The enemy has been shelling us all day"
blast(verb)
apply a draft or strong wind to to
"the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
blast, shell(verb)
create by using explosives
"blast a passage through the mountain"
blast(verb)
make with or as if with an explosion
"blast a tunnel through the Alps"
blast, shoot(verb)
fire a shot
"the gunman blasted away"
savage, blast, pillory, crucify(verb)
criticize harshly or violently
"The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
blast, knock down(verb)
shatter as if by explosion
blast(verb)
shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
Webster Dictionary
Blast(noun)
a violent gust of wind
Blast(noun)
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
Blast(noun)
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
Blast(noun)
the sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath
Blast(noun)
a sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight
Blast(noun)
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
Blast(noun)
a flatulent disease of sheep
Blast(verb)
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
Blast(verb)
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
Blast(verb)
to confound by a loud blast or din
Blast(verb)
to rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks
Blast(verb)
to be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom
Blast(verb)
to blow; to blow on a trumpet
Freebase
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
blast(verb)
The act of shooting a firearm.
blast(verb)
pcp.
blast(verb)
To play music loud.
blast(verb)
To "put someone on blast": to call them out as being wrong.
blast(verb)
Last black man standing during a shoot out.
blast(noun)
Hit from a crack pipe.
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Rank popularity for the word 'blast' in Nouns Frequency: #3010
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Balts
Blats
Numerology
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
I saw some five people injured following the blast.
You have to earn your way off the Tour, and you have to blast your way out, no one wants to limp their way off. (Pete) Sampras had the perfect send-off.
For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'dAnd the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still
They were nice enough to let me play two songs with them that we had planned out Saturday after the round at Riviera and it was a blast, then they actually called me up during the encore for the last song and told me the chords when I was on stage and turned my guitar back on, so that was really fun, getting a little bit of a bonus song there. So it is something I'll always remember.
Everything is about the vehicle absorbing the force of the blast to save the occupants.
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Translations for blast
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- انفجارArabic
- порив, гърмя, свиря силно, проклинам, духане, експлозия, взривявамBulgarian
- Windstoß, ExplosionGerman
- έκρηξηGreek
- paahtaa, soimata, haukkua, mollata, puuska, blasti, ilmavirta, puhallus, kirottua, räjähdys, pahus, törähtää, pärähdys, kirota, laukaista, sättiä, kuihduttaa, tuulenpuuska, alkeissolu, puhahdus, jyrähtää, räjähtää, töräys, törähdys, räjäyttää, painaa läpiFinnish
- rafaleFrench
- blastIrish
- sgalScottish Gaelic
- robbanásHungarian
- ledakanIndonesian
- colpo di vento, ventata, esplosione, scoppio, cribbio, raffica, citoblasto, folata, getto, squilloItalian
- 疾風, 突風Japanese
- تهقینهوه, زرمه, تهقانهوهKurdish
- uruhangaMāori
- ontploffing, windstoot, rukwindDutch
- sprenging, explosjonNorwegian
- ventania, explosãoPortuguese
- vijelie, suflare, rafală (de vânt), suflu, explozieRomanian
- порыв, грохот, грохотать, взрывать, проклинать, проклясть, порыв ветра, дутьё, взрыв, греметь, взорвать, раскритиковатьRussian
- kilipuziSwahili
- patlamaTurkish
- 爆破Chinese
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