blast
/blæst/noun, verb1 syllable
Blast means: a sudden very loud noise.
Synonyms for blast23
noun, as in a strong current of air
noun, as in a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
verb, as in criticize harshly or violently
verb, as in make a strident sound
verb, as in use explosives on
verb, as in create by using explosives
verb, as in shatter as if by explosion
What does blast mean?16
noun
a sudden very loud noise
intense adverse criticism“Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”
a strong current of air“the tree was bent almost double by the gust”
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience“we had a good time at the party”
a very long fly ball
an explosion (as of dynamite)
verb
fire a shot; release“the gunman blasted away”
hit with great force“He smashed a 3-run homer”
criticize harshly or violently“The press savaged the new President”
make a strident sound“She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone”
use explosives on“The enemy has been shelling us all day”
create by using explosives“blast a passage through the mountain”
shatter as if by explosion
apply a draft or strong wind to to“the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us”
make with or as if with an explosion“blast a tunnel through the Alps”
shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with blast?14
Blast in a sentence
- I had a blast at the party last night.Teangloir
- That song was a real blast from the past.Nuel
- A lot of people were killed by the blast.darinmex
- An icy blast of wind chilled me to the bone.pip
- News of the recent blast is all over the radio.Source_VOA
- A blast of cold air swept through the house.CM
- The children are having a blast because it's snowing.rul
- We had a blast in the powder snow.zogwarg
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of blast
as a noun
- plural
- blasts
as a verb
- past tense
- blasted
- present participle
- blasting
- third-person singular
- blasts
- past participle
- blasted