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Blasted
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noun
1.
a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
2.
the blowing of a trumpet, whistle, etc.: One blast of the siren was enough to clear the street.
3.
a loud, sudden sound or noise: The radio let out an awful blast before I could turn it off.
4.
a forcible stream of air from the mouth, bellows, or the like.
5.
EXPANDMachinery.
a.
air forced into a furnace by a blower to increase the rate of combustion.
b.
a jet of steam directed up a smokestack, as of a steam locomotive, to increase draft.
c.
a draft thus increased.
7.
Slang.
a.
a party or riotously good time: Did we have a blast last night!
b.
something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment; thrill; treat: My new electronic game is a blast.
8.
a vigorous outburst of criticism; attack.
10.
Mining, Civil Engineering. the charge of dynamite or other explosive used at one firing in blasting operations.
11.
the act of exploding; explosion: Some say the blast was in the next county.
12.
any pernicious or destructive influence, especially on animals or plants; a blight.
13.
COLLAPSEthe sudden death of buds, flowers, or young fruit.
verb (used with object)
14.
to make a loud noise on; blow (a trumpet, automobile horn, etc.): He blasted his horn irritably at every car in his way.
15.
to cause to shrivel or wither; blight.
16.
to affect with any pernicious influence; ruin; destroy: Failure in the exam blasted her hopes for college. It was an indiscretion that blasted his good reputation.
17.
to break up or dislodge (a tree stump, rock, etc.): Their explosives were inadequate to blast the granite.
18.
EXPANDto make, form, open up, etc., by blasting: to blast a tunnel through a mountain.
19.
to show to be false, unreliable, etc.; discredit: His facts soundly blasted the new evidence.
20.
Informal. to curse; damn (usually followed by it or an object): Blast it, there's the phone again! Blast the time, we've got to finish this work.
21.
to censure or criticize vigorously; denounce: In his campaign speech he really blasts the other party.
22.
to hit or propel with great force: He blasted a homer that tied the game. They were blasted into outer space.
23.
COLLAPSEto shoot: The terrorists blasted him down.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase24.
to produce a loud, blaring sound: The trumpets blasted as the overture began. His voice blasted until the microphone was turned down.
25.
to shoot: He whipped out his revolver and started blasting.
26.
Slang. to take narcotics.
27.
Idiomblast off,
a.
(of a rocket) to leave a launch pad under its own power.
b.
(of an astronaut) to travel aloft in a rocket.
28.
at full blast, at maximum capacity; at or with full volume or speed: The factory is going at full blast. Also, full blast.
Origin:
before 1000; 1955–60 for def. 7a; Middle English (noun and v.); Old English blǣst (noun) a blowing; akin to Old Norse blāstr, Old High German blāst (derivative of blāsan, cognate with Gothic ufblēsan, Old Norse blāsa). See blow2
before 1000; 1955–60 for def. 7a; Middle English (noun and v.); Old English blǣst (noun) a blowing; akin to Old Norse blāstr, Old High German blāst (derivative of blāsan, cognate with Gothic ufblēsan, Old Norse blāsa). See blow2
Related forms
blast·er, noun
blast·y, adjective
Synonyms
1. squall, gale, blow, storm. See wind1. 2. blare, screech. 11. discharge, outburst. 16. annihilate.
1. squall, gale, blow, storm. See wind1. 2. blare, screech. 11. discharge, outburst. 16. annihilate.
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Word Origin & History
blast
O.E. blæst "blowing, breeze, puff of wind," from P.Gmc. *bles- (cf. O.N. blastr, O.H.G. blast "a blowing, blast," Ger. blasen, Goth. blesan "to blow"), from PIE *bhle- "to blow," probably a variant of base *bhel- (2) "to swell, blow up" (see bole). Meaning "explosion"
EXPANDis from 1630s; that of "noisy party, good time" is from 1953, Amer.Eng. slang. Sense of "strong current of air for iron-smelting" (1690s) led to blast furnace and transferred sense in full blast "the extreme" (1839). Blast was the usual word for "a smoke of tobacco" c.1600. Blast off first recorded 1951.
blasted
"stricken by malignant forces (natural or supernatural), cursed, blighted," 1550s, from blast (q.v.), with the notion of "balefully breathed upon." In the sense of "cursed, damned" it is attested from 1680s. Meaning "drunk or stoned" dates from 1972.
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