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blast

/ blast /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a long and hard-hit fly ball
Type of:
fly fly ball
Derived:
smash nail boom
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
noun Sense 2
an explosion (as of dynamite)
Type of:
explosion detonation blowup
Kinds of:
bomb blast
Derived:
shell
verb Sense 3
use explosives on
"The enemy has been shelling us all day"
Type of:
bombard bomb
Kinds of:
crump
Derived:
shell barrage barrage fire battery bombardment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
make a strident sound
"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
Type of:
make noise resound noise
Derived:
blare blaring cacophony clamor din
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 5
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
"we had a good time at the party"
"celebrating after the game was a blast"
Type of:
experience
noun Sense 6
a strong current of air
"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
Type of:
wind air current current of air
Kinds of:
bluster sandblast puff puff of air whiff
Derived:
blow float drift be adrift
noun Sense 7
a sudden very loud noise
Type of:
noise
Kinds of:
water hammer
Derived:
blare clap bang
verb Sense 8
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
Type of:
hit
Derived:
knock bash bang smash belt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 9
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
"the government has come under attack"
"don''t give me any flak"
Type of:
criticism unfavorable judgment
Derived:
attack round assail lash out snipe
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

fly fly ball explosion detonation blowup bomb blast bombard bomb crump make noise resound noise