blast

noun

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.

A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.

The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.

The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.

An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.

A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.

An explosive charge for blasting.

(countable) A loud, sudden sound.

(uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.

A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.

(figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.

(marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.

A flatulent disease of sheep.

(bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.

(cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).

(biology) An algorithm which compares similarities between sequences of nucleotides in nucleic acids or of amino acids in proteins.

verb

(transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.

(intransitive) To make a loud noise.

(transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.

(transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.

(transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).

(transitive) To curse; to damn.

(transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).

(soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.

(transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).

(transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.

(transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.

(transitive) To blight or wither.

(bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.

(biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).

(biology, informal, transitive) Alternative letter-case form of blast (to run a sequence through BLAST) [(transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.]

(intransitive, obsolete) To be blighted or withered.

(intransitive, obsolete) To blow, for example on a trumpet.

Synonyms for blast

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