HyperDic: blast

English > 16 senses of the word *blast*:
VERB	perception	blast, blare	make a strident sound
	contact	blast, smash, nail, boom	hit hard
	competition	blast, shell	use explosives on
	motion	blast	apply a draft or strong wind to to
	creation	blast, shell	create by using explosives
	creation	blast	make with or as if with an explosion
	competition	blast, shoot	fire a shot
	communication	blast, savage, pillory, crucify	criticize harshly or violently
	change	blast, knock down	shatter as if by explosion
	change	blast	shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
NOUN	act	blast	a very long fly ball
	event	blast, bang, clap, eruption, bam	a sudden very loud noise
	phenomenon	blast, gust, blow	a strong current of air
	event	blast	an explosion (as of dynamite)
	event	blast, good time	a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
	communication	blast, fire, attack, flak, flack	intense adverse criticism

blast > pronunciation
Sounds	blae'st
Rhymes	aghast ... vast: 42 rhymes with aest...

English > *blast*: 16 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A very long fly ball.
Category	baseball, baseball game, ball	A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
Broader	fly, fly ball	(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Verbs	blast	hit hard

English > *blast*: 16 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	A sudden very loud noise.
Synonyms	bang, clap, eruption, bam
Narrower	water hammer	The banging sound of steam in pipes
Broader	noise	sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Spanish	estallido, explosión
Catalan	explosió
Verbs	blast	make a strident sound

English > *blast*: 16 senses > noun 3, phenomenon
Meaning	A strong current of air.
Synonyms	gust, blow
Narrower	bluster	A violent gusty wind
	puff, puff of air, whiff	A short light gust of air
	sandblast	A blast of wind laden with sand
Broader	wind, air current, current of air	Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Spanish	racha, ráfaga, soplido, soplo
Catalan	ràfega, ratxa

English > *blast*: 16 senses > noun 4, event
Meaning	An explosion (as of dynamite).
Narrower	bomb blast	The explosion of a bomb
Broader	explosion, detonation, blowup	A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Spanish	estallido, explosión
Verbs	blast	use explosives on

English > *blast*: 16 senses > noun 5, event
Meaning	A highly pleasurable or exciting experience.
Example	"celebrating after the game was a blast"
Synonym	good time
Broader	experience	An event as apprehended

English > *blast*: 16 senses > noun 6, communication
Meaning	Intense adverse criticism.
Synonyms	fire, attack, flak, flack
Broader	criticism, unfavorable judgment	disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
Spanish	ataque, explosión
Catalan	atac

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	make a strident sound.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	Cars blast in the streets; The streets blast with cars
Example	"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
Synonym	blare
Broader	make noise, resound, noise	emit a noise
Spanish	retumbar
Catalan	sonar molt fort
Nouns	blast	a sudden very loud noise

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	hit hard.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	smash, nail, boom
Broader	hit	Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Spanish	aplastar, chafar
Catalan	aixafar, esclafar
Nouns	blast	a very long fly ball

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 3, competition
Meaning	Use explosives on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	shell
Narrower	crump	Bombard with heavy shells
Broader	bombard, bomb	Throw bombs at or attack with bombs
Nouns	blast	an explosion (as of dynamite)
Nouns	blaster	a workman employed to blast with explosives

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Apply a draft or strong wind to to.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something ----s something
Example	"the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
Broader	blow	Cause air to go in, on, or through

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 5, creation
Meaning	Create by using explosives.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"blast a passage through the mountain"
Synonym	shell
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 6, creation
Meaning	Make with or as if with an explosion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"blast a tunnel through the Alps"
Broader	cut	form by probing, penetrating, or digging

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 7, competition
Meaning	Fire a shot.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"the gunman blasted away"
Synonym	shoot
Entailed by	undershoot	Shoot short of or below (a target)
Narrower	blaze away, blaze	Shoot rapidly and repeatedly
	gun	Shoot with a gun
	open fire, fire	start firing a weapon
	overshoot	Shoot beyond or over (a target)
	pump	deliver forth
	sharpshoot, snipe	aim and shoot with great precision
Broader	fire, discharge	Cause to go off
Similar to	shoot, hit, pip	hit with a missile from a weapon
Spanish	disparar, tirar
Catalan	disparar, ferir, tirar

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 8, communication
Meaning	criticize harshly or violently.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	savage, pillory, crucify
Broader	knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart	find fault with
Spanish	arremeter contra, crucificar, masacrar, tratar salvajemente

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 9, change
Meaning	Shatter as if by explosion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	knock down
Broader	smash, dash	break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

English > *blast*: 16 senses > verb 10, change
Meaning	Shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither	wither, as with a loss of moisture

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots