- [countable] an explosion or a powerful movement of air caused by an explosion
- a bomb blast
- 27 people were injured in the blast.
- The blast ripped through the building.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- huge
- loud
- massive
- …
- survive
- cause
- hit something
- rip through something
- rock something
- …
- in a/the blast
- [countable] a sudden strong movement of air
- A blast of hot air hit us as we stepped off the plane.
- the wind’s icy blasts
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- icy
- blast of
- [countable] a sudden loud noise, especially one made by a musical instrument that you blow, or by a whistle or a car horn
- three short blasts on the ship’s siren
- The driver opened the door letting out a blast of Bob Marley.
- He gave a short blast on his trumpet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- icy
- blast of
- [countable] (used especially in newspapers) strong criticism
- Blast for prison governors in judge’s report.
- [singular] (informal) a very happy experience that is a lot of fun
- The party was a blast.
- We had a blast at the party.
- [countable] (North American English, informal) a piece of advertising or information that is sent to a large number of people at the same time by email
- They sent out email blasts and posted information on all their websites.
explosion
of air
loud noise
criticism
fun
Word OriginOld English blǣst, of Germanic origin; related to blaze ‘present news in a sensational manner’.
Idioms
See blast in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarya blast from the past
- (informal) a person or thing from your past that you see, hear, meet, etc. again in the present
(at) full blast
- with the greatest possible volume or power
- She had the car stereo on at full blast.
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