blast
/blɑːst/
An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc; A violent gust of wind or apparent wind; A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc; A verbal attack or punishment
- plural
- blasts
Meanings
- 1
An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc
Are you having a blast?
Tatoeba · zogwarg · CC BY 2.0 FR
I had a blast watching you.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle)
- 3
A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc
- 4
A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand
- 5
A loud, sudden sound
- 6
A hit of a recreational drug from a piperare
- 7
The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnacerare
- 8
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 blastrare
- 9
A direct and fast swing of a bat; a home runrare
- 10
An explosive charge for blastingrare