blast

blast

verb

Definition of BLAST

1

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive <the highway engineers will have to blast that hill in order to put a road through here>

Synonyms blow, blow up, burst, demolish, explode, pop, shatter, smash

Related Words dynamite; annihilate, decimate, destroy; ruin, wreck; detonate, discharge; fragment, splinter

Near Antonyms collapse, implode

2

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force <artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards>

Synonyms blast, discharge, fire, loose, squeeze off

Related Words launch, project; blaze (at), snipe (at); cast, catapult, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, lob, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss

3

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force <the recruits were all blasting away at the target range>

Synonyms blast, discharge, fire

Related Words blaze, pepper; plink, potshot, snipe

4

to criticize harshly and usually publicly <blasted the new governor for every little misstep>

Synonyms abuse, assail, bash, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, jump (on), lambaste (or lambast), potshot, savage, scathe, slam, trash, vituperate

Related Words berate, harangue, harass, harry, revile, scold, whip; blaspheme, curse, execrate, imprecate, profane; affront, insult, slur; asperse, bad-mouth, belittle, blackguard, disparage, put down; libel, slander, traduce, vilify; chastise, chide, criticize, lace (into), rebuke, reprimand, reproof; fulminate, lash (out)

Near Antonyms acclaim, commend, compliment, hail, laud, praise

5

to proceed or move quickly <rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car>

Synonyms barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Related Words beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline

Near Antonyms dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms crawl, creep, poke