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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