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| 1. | [ verb ] make a strident sound | |
| Synonyms: | blare | |
| Examples: | "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" |
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| Related terms: | make_noise blare | |
| 2. | [ verb ] hit hard | |
| Synonyms: | smash boom nail | |
| Examples: | "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
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| Related terms: | hit | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (baseball) a long and hard-hit fly ball | |
| Related terms: | fly baseball | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a sudden very loud noise | |
| Synonyms: | bang clap eruption loud_noise blowup | |
| Related terms: | noise water_hammer bang | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (military) use explosives on | |
| Synonyms: | shell strafe | |
| Examples: | "The enemy has been shelling us all day" |
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| Related terms: | bombard crump shell blaster | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a highly pleasurable or exciting experience | |
| Synonyms: | good_time | |
| Examples: | "we had a good time at the party" "celebrating after the game was a blast" |
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| Related terms: | experience | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a strong current of air | |
| Synonyms: | gust blow | |
| Examples: | "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
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| Related terms: | wind puff bluster sandblast blow | |
| 8. | [ noun ] an explosion (as of dynamite) | |
| Related terms: | explosion bomb_blast | |
| 9. | [ noun ] intense adverse criticism | |
| Synonyms: | attack flack flak fire | |
| Examples: | "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party" "the government has come under attack" "don't give me any flak" |
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| Related terms: | criticism attack | |
| Similar spelling: |
blaster blasted Blust blest blastula blastoma blastoff blasting blastema bluster blister Blystone blustery bluestem blistery Blissett blight blessed |
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