Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: blast
IPA transcription: [bl'æst]
Pronunciations of blast
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: blast
    Meaning: a very long fly ball
  • Synonyms: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam
    Meaning: a sudden very loud noise
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: blast, blare
    Meaning: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
  • Synonyms: smash, nail, boom, blast
    Meaning: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
  • Synonyms: blast, shell
    Meaning: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
Usage examples
  • Like a blast from a horn
  • A blast of giant energy, of liberty, came through.
  • The reverse of your system, and going full blast all the time.
  • The thin haze of Mars' atmosphere came rushing up, while the blast lashed out.
  • On the top floor the Military Revolutionary Committee was in full blast, striking and slacking not.
  • You can blast my other passions, but revenge remains--revenge, henceforth dearer than light or food!
  • As he sat down and reached for them he was conscious of an arctic coldness in the air, a frigid blast.
  • He had located Jake's village through the little telescope when he finally reached for the main blast control.
  • In a little while, a cold blast struck me, and I was outside in the night, floating, like a bubble, up through the darkness.
  • But the Knight of the Fish knew no fear, and had never turned his back on an enemy; so he drew out his horn, and blew a blast.
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