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BLAST
blast
(noun) a very long fly ball
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
(noun) intense adverse criticism; âClinton directed his fire at the Republican Partyâ; âthe government has come under attackâ; âdonât give me any flakâ
bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam
(noun) a sudden very loud noise
blast
(noun) an explosion (as of dynamite)
gust, blast, blow
(noun) a strong current of air; âthe tree was bent almost double by the gustâ
blast
(verb) shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
blast, knock down
(verb) shatter as if by explosion
savage, blast, pillory, crucify
(verb) criticize harshly or violently; âThe press savaged the new Presidentâ; âThe critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passageâ
blast, shoot
(verb) fire a shot; âthe gunman blasted awayâ
blast, shell
(verb) use explosives on; âThe enemy has been shelling us all dayâ
smash, nail, boom, blast
(verb) hit hard; âHe smashed a 3-run homerâ
blast
(verb) make with or as if with an explosion; âblast a tunnel through the Alpsâ
blast, shell
(verb) create by using explosives; âblast a passage through the mountainâ
blast
(verb) apply a draft or strong wind to to; âthe air conditioning was blasting cold air at usâ
blast, blare
(verb) make a strident sound; âShe tended to blast when speaking into a microphoneâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
blast (plural blasts)
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 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.
Etymology 2
Verb
blast (third-person singular simple present blasts, present participle blasting, simple past and past participle blasted)
(transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
(intransitive) To make a loud noise.
(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) (sci-fi) 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 blight or wither.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be blighted or withered.
(obsolete, intransitive) To blow, for example on a trumpet.
Interjection
blast
(chiefly British, informal) To show displeasure; damn
Usage notes
Can be used on its own or in the form "blast it!".
Etymology 3
Noun
blast (plural blasts)
(cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g, lymphoblast, myeloblast).
Etymology 4
Verb
blast (third-person singular simple present blasts, present participle blasting, simple past and past participle blasted)
(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).
Anagrams
• Balts, blats
Etymology
An acronym of Basic Local Alignment Search Tool.
Noun
BLAST (uncountable)
(biology) An algorithm which compares similarities between sequences of nucleotides in nucleic acids or of amino acids in proteins.
Verb
BLAST (third-person singular simple present BLASTs, present participle BLASTing, simple past and past participle BLASTed)
(biology, informal, transitive) Alternative letter-case form of blast (to run a sequence through BLAST)
Anagrams
• Balts, blats
Source: Wiktionary
-blast. Etym: [Gr. sprout, shoot.]
Definition: A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying growth, formation; as, bioblast, epiblast, mesoblast, etc.
Blast, n. Etym: [AS. bl a puff of wind, a blowing; akin to Icel. blastr, OHG. blast, and fr. a verb akin to Icel. blasa to blow, OHG. blĂąsan, Goth. bl (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E. blow. See Blow to eject air.]
1. A violent gust of wind. And see where surly Winter passes off, Far to the north, and calls his ruffian blasts; His blasts obey, and quit the howling hill. Thomson.
2. 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.
Note: The terms hot blast and cold blast are employed to designate whether the current is heated or not heated before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to be in blast while it is in operation, and out of blast when not in use.
3. 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.
4. The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath. One blast upon his bugle horn Were worth a thousand men. Sir W. Scott. The blast of triumph o'er thy grave. Bryant.
5. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight. By the blast of God they perish. Job iv. 9. Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast. Shak.
6. 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. "Large blasts are often used." Tomlinson.
7. A flatulent disease of sheep. Blast furnace, a furnace, usually a shaft furnace for smelting ores, into which air is forced by pressure.
– Blast hole, a hole in the bottom of a pump stock through which water enters.
– Blast nozzle, a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery end of a blast pipe; -- called also blast orifice.
– In full blast, in complete operation; in a state of great activity. See Blast, n., 2. [Colloq.]
Blast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blasting.]
1. 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. Seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind. Gen. xii. 6.
2. 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. I'll cross it, though it blast me. Shak. Blasted with excess of light. T. Gray.
3. To confound by a loud blast or din. Trumpeters, With brazen din blast you the city's ear. Shak.
4. To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.
Blast, v. i.
1. To be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom.
2. To blow; to blow on a trumpet. [Obs.] Toke his blake trumpe faste And gan to puffen and to blaste. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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