blast
Other forms: blasted; blasts; blasting
A blast is an explosion, or a sudden sharp noise. When you blast someone, you either shoot them, or hit them with a verbal explosion––a tirade of criticism.
Your teacher might blast your class for being rowdy; she’ll go on and on about how you are acting like first graders. On the Fourth of July, you might hear a different kind of blast — first your neighbors' bottle rockets, then the explosion of fireworks sponsored by your town. It's very exciting to watch a rocket launch into space––little kids love to play at the game, chanting, "5...4...3...2...1...blast off!
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a sudden, loud sound
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an explosion (as of dynamite)types:bomb blastthe explosion of a bombtype of:
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use explosives on
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shatter as if by explosionsynonyms: knock down
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create by using explosives
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make with or as if with an explosion“blast a tunnel through the Alps”type of:cutform by probing, penetrating, or digging
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make a strident sound
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hit hard
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fire a shotsynonyms: shoottypes:overshootshoot beyond or over (a target)gunshoot with a gunpumpdeliver forthmachine gunshoot with a machine gun
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a strong current of airtype of:air current, current, current of air, windair moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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apply a draft or strong wind to“the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us”type of:blowcause air to go in, on, or through
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intense adverse criticism
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criticize harshly or violently
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a highly pleasurable or exciting experience“celebrating after the game was a blast”synonyms: good timetype of:experiencean event as apprehended
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a very long fly ball
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shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
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Vocabulary lists containing blast
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On the ACT Reading Test, you'll encounter questions that ask you to determine the meanings of common words in context. We've identified 200 high-frequency, multiple-meaning words of the sort that you'll see on the exam. As you practice this list, you'll have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in a particular sentence. Be careful! Several of a word's meanings might show up as answer choices — but only one answer will capture the meaning of the word in the context of the sentence.