English

Blast (1)

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English blǣſt .

Pronunciation

• bläst, /blɑːst/, /blA:st/

  Rhymes: -ɑːst

Noun

blast (blasts )

1. A violent gust of wind.
2. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.

   Quotations

   • 1957: Blast was produced by bellows worked by four 'blowers', three of whom worked at a time while the fourth stood ready to replace one of the others. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 146.

3. An explosion.
4. A loud, sudden sound.

   A blast from a trumpet.

Translations

• French: bourrasque f (1), souffle m (2), explosion f (3)

Verb

blast

1. To make a loud noise.
2. To shatter, as if by an explosion.
3. To open up a hole in.

   Blast right through it.

4. To curse; to damn.

   Blast it! Foiled again."

5. To shoot.

   Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle.

Derived terms

• blaster

Blast (2)

Etymology

From Greek βλαστός (blastos ) meaning "germ or sprout".

Noun

blast

1. An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast , myeloblast ).

Derived terms

• blast cell

Swedish

Noun

blast c (definite form blasten )

1. (uncountable) The stem and leaves of a vegetable, of which you're only supposed to eat the root. E.g. in potatoes or carrots.