blast

n.

1. 1. A very strong gust of wind or air.
   2. The effect of such a gust.
2. A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening, especially one in a blast furnace to aid combustion.
3. 1. A sudden loud sound, especially one produced by a stream of forced air: a piercing blast from the steam whistle.
   2. The act of producing such a sound: gave a blast on his trumpet.
4. 1. A violent explosion, as of dynamite or a bomb.
   2. The violent effect of such an explosion, consisting of a wave of increased atmospheric pressure followed immediately by a wave of decreased pressure.
   3. An explosive charge.
5. Botany. Any of several plant diseases of diverse causes, resulting in sudden death of buds, flowers, foliage, or young fruits.
6. A destructive or damaging influence.
7. A powerful hit, blow, or shot.
8. A violent verbal assault or outburst: The candidate leveled a blast at her opponent.
9. Slang. A highly exciting or pleasurable experience or event, such as a big party.

v., blast·ed, blast·ing, blasts.

v.tr.

1. To knock down or shatter by or as if by explosion; smash.
2. To play or sound loudly: The referees blasted their whistles.
3. 1. To hit with great force: The batter blasted the ball to right field.
   2. To kill or destroy by hitting or shooting.
4. To have a harmful or destructive effect on.
5. To cause to shrivel, wither, or mature imperfectly by or as if by blast or blight: crops that were blasted by frost.
6. To make or open by or as if by explosion: blast a tunnel through the mountains.
7. To criticize or attack vigorously.

v.intr.

1. To use or detonate explosives.
2. To emit a loud, intense sound; blare: speakers blasting at full volume.
3. To wither or shrivel or mature imperfectly.
4. To criticize or attack with vigor.
5. To shoot.
6. Electronics. To distort sound recording or transmission by overloading a microphone or loudspeaker.

phrasal verb:

blast off

1. To take off, as a rocket.

idiom:

full blast

1. At full speed, volume, or capacity: turned the radio up full blast.

[Middle English, from Old English blǣst.]

blaster blast'er n.

SYNONYMS   blast, blight, dash, nip, wreck. These verbs mean to have a pernicious, destructive, or ruinous effect on something: actions that blasted the chance for peace; hopes blighted by ill wishes; ambitions dashed by lack of funds; plans nipped in the bud; a life wrecked by depression.

noun

1. A natural movement or current of air: air, blow, breeze, gust, wind, zephyr. Archaic gale. See breath/breathlessness.
2. An earsplitting, explosive noise: bang, boom, roar, thunder. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. A violent release of confined energy, usually accompanied by a loud sound and shock waves: blowout, blowup, burst, detonation, explosion, fulmination. See explosion/collapse.
4. A big, exuberant party: celebration, shindig, shindy. Slang bash, blowout. See group, restraint/unrestraint, work/play.

verb

1. To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise: blow, burst, detonate, explode, fire, fulminate, go off, touch off. See explosion/collapse.
2. To make an earsplitting explosive noise: bang, boom, roar, thunder. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To spoil or destroy: blight, dash, nip. See help/harm/harmless.

In addition to the idiom beginning with blast, also see full blast.

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n

Definition: gust of wind
Antonyms: breeze, quiet, stillness

v

Definition: lambaste; defeat mentally
Antonyms: boost, compliment, praise, uphold

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1. v.,n. Synonym for BLT, used esp. for large data sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of snarf. Usage: uncommon. The variant ‘blat’ has been reported.

2. vt. [HP/Apollo] Synonymous with nuke (sense 3). Sometimes the message Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)? would appear in the command window upon logout.

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1. an immature stage in cellular development before appearance of the definitive characteristics of the cell; used also as a word termination, as in ameloblast, etc.
2. the wave of air pressure produced by the detonation of high-explosive bombs or shells or by other explosions; it causes pulmonary damage and hemorrhage (lung blast, blast chest), laceration of other thoracic and abdominal viscera, ruptured eardrums, and effects in the central nervous system.

• b. cells — the precursor cells of bone marrow. See also myeloblast, monoblast, erythroblast, megakaryoblast.

IN BRIEF: A strong rush of air. An explosion.

The blast of wind was so strong it blew the door shut with a bang.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - drøn, øredøvende brag
v. tr. - sprænge, forvrænge
v. intr. - drøne, brage, fyre
int. - Sørens også!, for pokker!, for Søren!, for katten!

idioms:

• at full blast    med fuldt drøn
• blast away    sprænge bort, bortsprænge
• blast furnace    højovn
• blast off    opsende, affyre
• blast out    larme, udsende støj

Nederlands (Dutch)
explosie, windvlaag, luchtstoot, hoornsignaal, iets fantastisch, terechtwijzing, opblazen, afkraken, verdorren, verpesten, terechtwijzen, (neer)schieten, schallen, verduiveld!

Français (French)
n. - explosion, grondement, rugissement, fanfare, sonnerie, coup strident, souffle (d'une bombe), souffle (d'air chaud), (US) fête, foire
v. tr. - dynamiter, faire sauter, percer un mur à l'explosif, endommager, détruire, descendre (qn/qch) en flammes, frapper qch de toutes ses forces (une balle), (Tech) décaper (qch) à la sableuse
v. intr. - dynamiter, exploser, se flétrir, se dessécher, ne pas bien mûrir, descendre (qn, qch) en flammes, (Élec) marcher à plein (la radio), retentir (des trompettes)
int. - (GB) la barbe (excl)

idioms:

• at full blast    à plein
• blast away    brailler (de la musique), retentir (un fusil)
• blast furnace    haut-fourneau
• blast off    être mis à feu, (US, fig) partir (fam)
• blast out    brailler (de la musique)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Explosion, Druckwelle, Hornsignal, Standpauke, Windstoß
v. - sprengen
int. - Teufel auch!

idioms:

• at full blast    mit voller Wucht
• blast away    loslegen
• blast furnace    Hochofen
• blast off    abschießen
• blast out    erschallen lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατινάζω, δυναμιτίζω, προκαλώ έκρηξη, βάζω φουρνέλο, αντηχώ, συντρίβω, ρημάζω, καίω (φυτά), αποδοκιμάζω εντονότατα
n. - ριπή ανέμου, φύσημα, ανατίναξη, έκρηξη, φουρνέλο, εκρηκτικό κύμα, σάλπισμα, (ηχηρό) κορνάρισμα
int. - Να πάρει!

idioms:

• at full blast    στη διαπασών
• blast away    παίζω δυνατά (π.χ. τρομπέτα)
• blast furnace    υψικάμινος
• blast off    (για πύραυλο) εκτοξεύομαι
• blast out    παίζω δυνατά (μουσική)

Italiano (Italian)
fare esplodere, esplosione, segnale dato col corno, raffica, diavolo!

idioms:

• blast away    fare sparire, suonare al massimo volume
• blast furnace    altoforno
• blast off    lanciare
• blast out    far saltare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - explodir, destruir
n. - explosão (f), rajada (f) de vento, som (m) de instrumentos de sopro
int. - dane-se!, droga! (coloq.)

idioms:

• at full blast    a todo vapor (gír.)
• blast away    remover (por explosão)
• blast furnace    alto forno (m)
• blast off    decolar (avião, foguete)
• blast out    produzir som alto

Русский (Russian)
взорвать, взрыв, свисток, порыв ветра

idioms:

• at full blast    полным ходом, громко
• blast away    проклинать, поносить
• blast furnace    домна, доменная печь
• blast off    взлетать, стартовать
• blast out    громыхать (о музыке)

Español (Spanish)
n. - explosión, estallido, toque de clarín, ráfaga, soplo
v. tr. - hacer volar, reventar, destrozar
v. intr. - reventarse, destrozarse
int. - ¡maldito sea!

idioms:

• at full blast    a toda marcha
• blast away    abrirse camino por medio de bombas
• blast furnace    alto horno
• blast off    lanzar, despegar
• blast out    gritarle a alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spränga, härja, förinta, förstöra
n. - vindstöt, (stark) luftström, tryckvåg, signal från en tuta, explosion
int. - tusan!, jäklar!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
疾风, 爆炸, 爆破, 突然吹奏, 冲击波, 气浪, 使枯萎, 毁灭, 猛烈抨击, 轰击, 飞速行进, 该死!

idioms:

• at full blast    处于高潮地, 最有效率地, 大力地, 全速地
• blast away    炸开
• blast furnace    炼铁炉经贸专业炼铁炉
• blast off    点火起飞
• blast out    爆破

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 疾風, 爆炸, 爆破, 突然吹奏, 衝擊波, 氣浪
v. tr. - 爆炸, 使枯萎, 毀滅
v. intr. - 爆炸, 猛烈抨擊, 轟擊, 飛速行進
int. - 該死!

idioms:

• at full blast    處於高潮地, 最有效率地, 大力地, 全速地
• blast away    炸開
• blast furnace    煉鐵爐經貿專業煉鐵爐
• blast off    發射升空
• blast out    爆破

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 돌풍, 취주, 폭발
v. tr. - ~를 요란하게 울리다, ~를 폭파하다, ~를 시들게 하다
v. intr. - 울리다, 시들다, 쏘다
int. - 빌어먹을!

idioms:

• at full blast    능력껏, 최고 속도로
• blast away    심하게 꾸짖다
• blast off    발사되다
• blast out    발사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一吹き, 突風, 突然の大きな音, 爆風, 発破, 一陣の風
v. - 爆破する, 爆撃する, 枯らす, 台なしにする, のろう, ひどくしかる

idioms:

• blast away    しかり付ける
• blast furnace    溶鉱炉
• blast off    打ち上げる
• blast out    爆破して作る, (スポーツ)バンカーからボールを出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فجر, نسف, آفه حيوان أو نبات (الاسم) انفجار, قرقعه, هبه, عصف, تصفيرة, نفخه (بوق) (نداء) يا للعنه !‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זרם-אוויר, הדף-אוויר, התפוצצות, צפירה, שריקה‬
v. tr. - ‮הפציץ, קילקל, הרס, שדף, גער, גינה‬
v. intr. - ‮השתמש בחומרי-נפץ, פלט קול חזק, כמש, הצטמק, התנוון, מתח ביקורת נוקבת, ירה, שיבש הקלטת או שידור צלילים ע"י העמסת יתר על המיקרופון או הרמקול‬
int. - ‮לעזאזל!‬

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blaster	math blaster
ir blaster	sound blaster