blast
verb/blɑːst/
/blæst/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they blast | /blɑːst/ /blæst/ |
| he / she / it blasts | /blɑːsts/ /blæsts/ |
| past simple blasted | /ˈblɑːstɪd/ /ˈblæstɪd/ |
| past participle blasted | /ˈblɑːstɪd/ /ˈblæstɪd/ |
| -ing form blasting | /ˈblɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈblæstɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] blast (something) (+ adv./prep.) to violently destroy or break something into pieces, using explosives
- They blasted a huge crater in the runway.
- They had to blast a tunnel through the mountain.
- All the windows were blasted inwards with the force of the explosion.
- The jumbo jet was blasted out of the sky.
- Danger! Blasting in Progress!
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a loud unpleasant noise, especially music
- blast (out) Music suddenly blasted out from the speakers.
- blast something (out) The radio blasted out rock music at full volume.
- [transitive] blast somebody/something (for something/for doing something) (informal) to criticize somebody/something severely
- The movie was blasted by all the critics.
- [transitive] blast somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to hit, kick or shoot somebody/something with a lot of force
- He blasted the ball past the goalie.
- He blasted (= shot) the policeman right between the eyes.
- [transitive] blast somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) to direct air, water, etc. at somebody/something with a lot of force
- Police blasted the demonstrators with water cannons.
- [transitive, usually passive] blast something to destroy something such as a plant with disease, cold, heat, etc.
- Their whole crop had been blasted by a late frost.
explode
make loud noise
criticize
hit/kick/shoot
air/water
destroy with disease, etc.
Word OriginOld English blǣst, of Germanic origin; related to blaze ‘present news in a sensational manner’.
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