blast

Meaning of blast

noun
  1. a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.
    they were thrown backwards by the blast
  2. a strong gust of wind or air.
    the icy blast hit them
  3. a single loud note of a horn, whistle, or similar.
    a blast of the ship's siren
  4. a severe reprimand.
    I braced myself for the inevitable blast
  5. an enjoyable experience or lively party.
    it could turn out to be a real blast
verb
  1. blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.
    the school was blasted by an explosion
  2. be very loud; make a loud noise.
    music was blasting from the speakers
    fierce techno riffs blasted out from the sound system
  3. kick or strike (a ball) hard.
    the striker blasted the free kick into the net
  4. criticize fiercely.
  5. (of a wind or other natural force) wither, shrivel, or blight (a plant).
    corn blasted before it be grown up
exclamation
  1. expressing annoyance.
    ‘Blast! The car won't start!’

Old English blǣst, of Germanic origin; related to blaze3.

combining form, suffix
  1. denoting an embryonic cell.
    erythroblast

from Greek blastos ‘germ, sprout’.

Information about blast

Hyphenation of blast

blast

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • blast is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

blast synonyms

Meaning bang:

bang, clap, eruption, bam

Meaning gust:

gust, blow

Meaning fire:

fire, attack, flak, flack

Meaning blare:

blare

Meaning smash:

smash, nail, boom

Meaning shell:

shell

Meaning a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object:

crash

Meaning a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart:

crack

Meaning a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people:

rush

Meaning a very strong wind:

gale

Meaning a sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet:

squall

Meaning a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow:

storm

Meaning the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction:

wind

Meaning a current of cool air in a room or other confined space:

draught

Meaning a gentle movement of air:

waft

Meaning a short, explosive burst of breath or wind:

puff

Meaning a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind:

flurry

Meaning a gentle wind:

breeze

Meaning make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound:

blaring

Meaning the cry of a wild goose:

honk

Meaning a deep roaring shout or sound:

bellow

Meaning a full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal:

roar

Meaning a loud, harsh, piercing cry:

screech

Meaning a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger:

wail

Meaning a formal expression of disapproval:

reprimand

Meaning an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism:

rebuke

Meaning an expression of blame or disapproval:

reproof

Meaning a firm warning or reprimand:

admonishment, admonition

Meaning the expression of disapproval or disappointment:

reproach

Meaning the expression of blame or disapproval:

reproval

Meaning an angry rebuke or reprimand:

scolding

Meaning find fault with (someone); scold:

upbraiding, upbraid

Meaning a harsh criticism:

lambasting

Meaning an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university:

lecture

Meaning the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes:

criticism

Meaning the formal expression of severe disapproval:

censure

Meaning a quick, sharp knock or blow:

rap

Meaning a prolonged and angry reprimand:

earful

Meaning the action of cooking something in an oven or over an open fire:

roasting

Meaning a beating with a cane as a punishment:

caning

Meaning carpets collectively:

carpeting

Meaning a severe rebuke:

wigging

Meaning exuberantly lively and amusing:

rollicking

Meaning a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal:

rocket

Meaning a number of people or things in a more or less straight line:

row

Meaning (in tennis and other racket sports) an act of hitting the ball or shuttlecock to start play:

serve

Meaning a classification or ranking of someone or something based on a comparative assessment of their quality, standard, or performance:

rating

Meaning a severe reprimand:

bollocking

Meaning attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs:

bomb

Meaning blow up (something) with dynamite:

dynamite

Meaning burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process:

explode

Meaning pull or knock down (a building):

demolish

Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:

destroy

Meaning reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration:

ruin

Meaning damage or destroy (something abstract):

shatter

Meaning play a trumpet:

trumpet

Meaning thunder sounds:

thunder

Meaning force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump:

pump

Meaning utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement:

shriek

Meaning indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way:

criticize

Meaning scold or criticize (someone) angrily:

berate

Meaning reprimand (someone) severely:

castigate

Meaning reprimand (someone):

reprove

Meaning strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass):

flay

Meaning infect (plants) with blight:

blight

Meaning cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):

kill

Meaning (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled:

wither

Meaning wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture:

shrivel

blast antonyms

Meaning formal or official praise:

commendation

Translation of blast

Anagrams of blast

Balts, blats

Words that rhyme with blast

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