blast

blast¹ [bla:st US blæst] n

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1¦(air/wind)¦

2¦(explosion)¦

3¦(loud noise)¦

4 (at) full blast

5¦(fun)¦

6¦(emotion)¦

7 a blast from the past

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[: Old English; Origin: blAst]

1.) ¦(AIR/WIND)¦

a sudden strong movement of wind or air

blast of

▪ A blast of cold air swept through the hut.

2.) ¦(EXPLOSION)¦

an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes

in the blast

▪ Thirty-six people died in the blast.

bomb/shotgun/nuclear etc blast

▪ A bomb blast completely destroyed the building.

3.) ¦(LOUD NOISE)¦

a sudden very loud noise, especially one made by a whistle or horn

blast on

▪ The station master gave a blast on his whistle and we were off.

long/short blast

▪ a long trumpet blast

4.) (at) full blast

as powerfully or loudly as possible

▪ I had the gas fire going full blast .

▪ The radio was on at full blast .

5.) ¦(FUN)¦

a blast informal

an enjoyable and exciting experience

▪ The concert was a blast .

▪ We had a blast at the fair.

6.) ¦(EMOTION)¦

a sudden strong expression of a powerful emotion

blast of

▪ She was totally unprepared for the blast of criticism she received.

7.) a blast from the past informal

something from the past that you remember, see, or hear again, and that reminds you of that time in your life

▪ That's a blast from the past. No one has called me that for years.

blast ²

blast² v

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1¦(gun/bomb)¦

2¦(break something into pieces)¦

3¦(loud noise)¦

4¦(criticize)¦

5¦(kick/hit a ball)¦

6¦(air/water)¦

7¦(sports)¦

Phrasal verbs

　blast off

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1.) ¦(GUN/BOMB)¦ [T]

to damage or destroy something, or to injure or kill someone, using a gun or a bomb

blast sb with sth

▪ She blasted her husband with a shotgun because he was having an affair.

▪ The first shot missed and blasted a hole in the far wall.

▪ The plane was blasted out of the sky by a terrorist bomb.

2.) ¦(BREAK SOMETHING INTO PIECES)¦ [I and T]

to break something into pieces using explosives, especially in order to build something such as a road

blast sth through sth

▪ A 1.5 km tunnel was blasted through the mountain.

blast sth out of sth

▪ The road will have to be blasted out of solid rock.

blast through

▪ Railway workers had blasted through the mountains 90 years before.

3.) ¦(LOUD NOISE)¦ also blast out [I and T]

to produce a lot of loud noise, especially music

▪ He was woken by the radio alarm clock blasting out rock music.

blast from

▪ Dance music blasted from the stereo.

4.) ¦(CRITICIZE)¦ [T]

to criticize someone or something very strongly - used especially in news reports

blast sb for (doing) sth

▪ Union leaders blasted the Government for failing to tackle the jobs crisis.

5.) ¦(KICK/HIT A BALL)¦ [T]

to hit or kick a ball very hard

▪ With six minutes remaining, he blasted the ball through the Coleraine defences for his 19th goal of the season.

6.) ¦(AIR/WATER)¦ [I and T]

if air or water is blasted somewhere, or if it blasts somewhere, it moves there with great force

▪ The wind ripped through the trees and blasted a curtain of rain up the meadow.

▪ Icy winds and driving snow blasted through the pine trees.

7.) ¦(SPORTS)¦ [T]

AmE informal to beat another team very easily

▪ The Seahawks were blasted 35-14 by the Broncos.

blast off phr v

if a spacecraft blasts off, it leaves the ground

→↑blast-off

blast ³

blast³ interjection also .blast her/it etc

used when you are very annoyed about something

▪ Oh blast! I've forgotten my key.