blast

Noun

• (n.) blast (a very long fly ball)
• (n.) bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam (a sudden very loud noise)
• (n.) gust, blast, blow (a strong current of air) "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
• (n.) blast (an explosion (as of dynamite))
• (n.) good time, blast (a highly pleasurable or exciting experience) "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
• (n.) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast (intense adverse criticism) "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

Verb

• (v.) blast, blare (make a strident sound) "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
• (v.) smash, nail, boom, blast (hit hard) "He smashed a 3-run homer"
• (v.) blast, shell (use explosives on) "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
• (v.) blast (apply a draft or strong wind to to) "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
• (v.) blast, shell (create by using explosives) "blast a passage through the mountain"
• (v.) blast (make with or as if with an explosion) "blast a tunnel through the Alps"
• (v.) blast, shoot (fire a shot) "the gunman blasted away"
• (v.) savage, blast, pillory, crucify (criticize harshly or violently) "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
• (v.) blast, knock down (shatter as if by explosion)
• (v.) blast (shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly).