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Meaning of blast

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  blast
      n 1: a very long fly ball
      2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {clap}, {eruption},
         {blast}, {bam}]
      3: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by
         the gust" [syn: {gust}, {blast}, {blow}]
      4: an explosion (as of dynamite)
      5: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good
         time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
         [syn: {good time}, {blast}]
      6: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the
         Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack";
         "don't give me any flak" [syn: {fire}, {attack}, {flak},
         {flack}, {blast}]
      v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking
           into a microphone" [syn: {blast}, {blare}]
      2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {smash}, {nail},
         {boom}, {blast}]
      3: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
         [syn: {blast}, {shell}]
      4: apply a draft or strong wind to to; "the air conditioning was
         blasting cold air at us"
      5: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the
         mountain" [syn: {blast}, {shell}]
      6: make with or as if with an explosion; "blast a tunnel through
         the Alps"
      7: fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away" [syn: {blast},
         {shoot}]
      8: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new
         President"; "The critics crucified the author for
         plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: {savage}, {blast},
         {pillory}, {crucify}]
      9: shatter as if by explosion [syn: {blast}, {knock down}]
      10: shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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