blast

Definition

  • noun: a mass of air that moves very quickly and forcefully
  • noun: a violent gust of wind
  • verb: to destroy, break apart, or remove (something) with an explosive
  • verb: to make a vigorous attack
  • used to express anger or annoyance
  • synonyms: blare, blight, curse

Examples

  • Human rights groups have 'blasted' the government for its treatment of political prisoners.

  • The actual construction of the road will begin after 'blasting' is completed.

  • She got a 'blast' of reality when she returned to school in the fall.

Movie quotes

  • (..) That's okay. Come on! Come on! Go! Come on, over here! The blast left a crater, meters or feet wide, in front of the hotel. Police tell CNN, the driver of the truck bomb tried to talk his way pass... the hotel's steel security gate. When armed guards said no, (..)
    2012 Zero Dark Thirty