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blasted off

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blast

  [blast, blahst]
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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. Machinery.
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.
6. a forceful or explosive throw, hit, etc.: a blast down the third-base line.
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.
9. blast wave.
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, esp. on animals or plants; a blight.
13. the 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. to 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 fol. 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. to shoot: The terrorists blasted him down.
–verb (used without object)
24. 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.
—Verb phrase
27. blast off,
a. (of a rocket) to leave a launch pad under its own power.
b. (of an astronaut) to travel aloft in a rocket.
—Idiom
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:
bef. 1000; 1955–60 for def. 7a; ME (n. and v.); OE blǣst (n.) a blowing; akin to ON blāstr, OHG blāst (deriv. of blāsan, c. Goth ufblēsan, ON blāsa). See blow 2

Related forms:
blaster, noun
blasty, adjective

Synonyms:
1. squall, gale, blow, storm. See wind 1 . 2. blare, screech. 11. discharge, outburst. 16. annihilate.
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Slang Dictionary
blast

  1. n.
    an exciting party. : What a blast we had!
  2. n.
    a thrill; a kick. : The roller coaster was a blast.
  3. tv.
    to shoot someone with a gun. : The speeding car drove by, and somebody tried to blast him with a machine gun.
  4. tv.
    to attack or criticize someone or something verbally. : He blasted his brother until we all left in embarrassment.
  5. n.
    a verbal attack. : The senator leveled a blast at the administration.
  6. n.
    the kick or rushfrom taking or injecting a drug. (Drugs.) : With a blast like that, somebody's gonna get hooked fast.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

blast 
O.E. blæst "puff of wind," from PIE *bhle-, var. of base *bhel- "to swell, blow up" (see bole). Meaning "explosion" is from 1635; that of "noisy party, good time" is from 1953, Amer.Eng. slang. Sense of "strong current of air for iron-smelting" (1697) led to blast furnace and transf. sense in full blast "the extreme" (1839). Blast was the usual word for "a smoke of tobacco" c.1600. Blast off first recorded 1951.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2blast
Function: noun
: BLAST CELL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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