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1
a loud explosive sound
- a sharp blast of the horn startled the other driver
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2
a sudden brief rush of wind
- a surprise blast stole the umbrella right out of his hands
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3
the act or an instance of exploding
- the blast destroyed the building completely
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- implosion
4
a social gathering
- a wild fraternity blast that lasted a whole weekend
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- bake,
- clambake,
- cocktail party,
- hen party,
- house party,
- housewarming,
- icebreaker,
- kaffeeklatsch,
- kegger
- (also keg party),
- klatch
- (also klatsch),
- masquerade,
- meet and greet,
- mixer,
- salon,
- shower,
- social,
- soiree
- (or soirée),
- stag,
- supper,
- symposium,
- tea,
- tea party
blast
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of blast (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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2
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
- artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards
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4
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
- blasted the new governor for every little misstep
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5
to proceed or move quickly
- rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car
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- barrel,
- belt,
- 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,
- hurry,
- 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
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“Blast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blast. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of blast was before the 12th century
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