- a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
- the blowing of a trumpet, whistle, etc.: One blast of the siren was enough to clear the street.
- a loud, sudden sound or noise: The radio let out an awful blast before I could turn it off.
- a forcible stream of air from the mouth, bellows, or the like.
- Machinery.
- air forced into a furnace by a blower to increase the rate of combustion.
- a jet of steam directed up a smokestack, as of a steam locomotive, to increase draft.
- a draft thus increased.
- a forceful or explosive throw, hit, etc.: a blast down the third-base line.
- Slang.
- a party or riotously good time: Did we have a blast last night!
- something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment; thrill; treat: Duck hunting in Australia is a real blast!
- a vigorous outburst of criticism; attack.
- an electronic message sent simultaneously to a large number of people: an email blast;e-blast advertising;an SMS text blast.
- blast wave.
- the charge of dynamite or other explosive used at one firing in blasting operations.
- the act of exploding; explosion: Some say the blast was in the next county.
- any pernicious or destructive influence, especially on animals or plants; a blight.
- the sudden death of buds, flowers, or young fruit.
- to play loudly or make a loud noise on: to blast rock music;to blast a horn.
- to cause to shrivel or wither; blight.
- to affect with any harmful influence; ruin; wreck: Failure in the exam blasted her hopes for college.It was an indiscretion that blasted his good reputation.
- to shatter, break up, or dislodge by or as if by an explosion: Their explosives were inadequate to blast the granite.
- to make, form, open up, etc., by blasting: to blast a tunnel through a mountain.
- to show to be false, unreliable, etc.; discredit: His facts soundly blasted the new evidence.
- to curse; damn (usually followed by it or an object): Blast it, there's the phone again!Blast the time, we've got to finish this work.
- to censure or criticize vigorously; denounce: In his campaign speech he really blasts the other party.
- to hit or propel with great force: He blasted a homer that tied the game.They were blasted into outer space.
- to shoot: The terrorists blasted him down.
- to produce a loud, blaring sound: The trumpets blasted as the overture began.His voice blasted until the microphone was turned down.
- to shoot: He whipped out his revolver and started blasting.
- to take narcotics.
- blast off,
- (of a rocket) to leave a launch pad under its own power.
- (of an astronaut) to travel aloft in a rocket.
- at maximum capacity; at or with full volume or speed: The factory is going at full blast.
- a combining form meaning “bud, sprout,” “embryo,” “formative cells or cell layer,” used in the formation of compound words: ectoblast.
- an explosion, as of dynamite
- the rapid movement of air away from the centre of an explosion, combustion of rocket fuel, etc
- a wave of overpressure caused by an explosion; shock wave
- the charge of explosive used in a single explosion
- a sudden strong gust of wind or air
- a sudden loud sound, as of a trumpet
- a violent verbal outburst, as of criticism
- a forcible jet or stream of air, esp one used to intensify the heating effect of a furnace, increase the draught in a steam engine, or break up coal at a coalface
- any of several diseases of plants and animals, esp one producing withering in plants
- a very enjoyable or thrilling experience
- at maximum speed, volume, etc
- an exclamation of annoyance (esp in phrases such as blast it! and blast him!)
- to destroy or blow up with explosives, shells, etc
- to make or cause to make a loud harsh noise
- to remove, open, etc, by an explosion
- to ruin; shatter
- to wither or cause to wither; blight or be blighted
- to criticize severely
- to shoot or shoot at
- (in biology) indicating an embryonic cell or formative layer
