blast
IPA: bɫˈæst
noun
- A violent gust of wind.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- The exhaust steam from an 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.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- A loud, sudden sound.
- A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- (biology) An algorithm which compares similarities between sequences of nucleotides in nucleic acids or of amino acids in proteins.
verb
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be blighted or withered.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To blow, for example on a trumpet.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (biology, informal, transitive) Alternative letter-case form of blast (to run a sequence through BLAST) [(transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.]
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Examples of "blast" in Sentences
- The cameraman himself also died in the blast.
- The monster blasts the thing down the street.
- They bemused the guards and blasted the building.
- A curfew was imposed in the district after the blast.
- Unfortunately, the guard is in a coma from the blast.
- At the time, the Blast were at the bottom of the standings.
- One of the accommodation blocks was destroyed in the blast.
- The roof of the premises collapsed as a result of the blast.
- Brockway escapes, but the narrator is hospitalized after the blast.
- The range for blast effects increases with the explosive yield of the weapon.
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