blast

Universal Words noun, verb, exclamation noun explosion 1 [C] an explosion or a powerful movement of air caused by an explosion: a bomb blast * 27 schoolchildren were injured in the blast. * The blast ripped through the building. of air 2 [C] a sudden strong movement of air: A blast of hot air hit us as we stepped off the plane. * the wind's icy blasts loud noise 3 [C] a sudden loud noise, especially one made by a musical instrument that you blow, or by a whistle or a car horn: three short blasts on the ship's siren * The driver opened the door letting out a blast of Bob Marley. criticism 4 [C] (used especially in newspapers) strong criticism: Blast for prison governors in judge's report. fun 5 [sing.] (AmE) a very enjoyable experience that is a lot of fun: The party was a blast. * We had a blast at the party. IDIOMS (at) full blast with the greatest possible volume or power: She had the car stereo on at full blast. verb explode 1 to violently destroy or break sth into pieces, using explosives: [VN] They blasted a huge crater in the runway. * Builders had to blast a tunnel through the mountain. * All the windows were blasted inwards with the force of the explosion. * The jumbo jet was blasted out of the sky. * [V] Danger! Blasting in Progress! [also VN-ADJ] make loud noise 2 ~ (sth) (out) to make a loud unpleasant noise, especially music: [V] Music suddenly blasted out from the speakers. * [VN] The radio blasted out rock music at full volume. criticize 3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for sth / for doing sth) (informal) to criticize sb/sth severely: The movie was blasted by all the critics. hit / kick 4 [VN] (informal) to hit or kick sb/sth with a lot of force: He blasted the ball past the goalie. * He blasted the policeman right between the eyes. air / water 5 [VN] to direct air, water, etc. at sb/sth with a lot of force: Police blasted the demonstrators with water cannons. destroy with disease, etc. 6 [VN] [usuallypassive] to destroy sth such as a plant with disease, cold, heat, etc: Their whole crop had been blasted by a late frost. PHRASALVERBS blast away if a gun or sb using a gun blasts away, the gun fires continuously and loudly: The machine guns blasted away non-stop. blast off (of spacecraft) to leave the ground; to take off: The rocket blasted off at noon. relatednounBLAST-OFF exclamation (informal) people sometimes say Blast! when they are annoyed about sth: Oh blast! The car won't start.