blast

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bläst, IPA(key): /blɑːst/ (General American) enPR: blăst, IPA(key): /blæst/ Rhymes: -ɑːst, -æst === Etymology 1 === From Middle English blast, blest, from Old English blǣst (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz (“blowing, blast”). Cognate with West Frisian blast (“blast”), dialectal Dutch blast (“stubborn intent, drumming”), obsolete German Blast (“wind, blowing”), German blasen (“to blow”), Dutch blazen (“to blow”), Danish blæst (“wind”), French blaser (“to blunt, dull”). More at blow. ==== Noun ==== blast (countable and uncountable, plural blasts) A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle). Hyponyms: windblast, airblast; prop blast, prop wash, jet blast A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc. A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe. The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace. The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast. An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc. A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand. An explosive charge for blasting. 1852-1854, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts Large blasts are often used. (countable) A loud, sudden sound. (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone. A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight. (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment. (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list. A flatulent disease of sheep. (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake. Coordinate term: cruise blast and cruise ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Irish: bleaist ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English blasten, blesten, from Old English blǣstan (“to blow, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blēstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną. Possibly related to Middle High German blesten (“to stand out, plop, splash”). ==== Verb ==== blast (third-person singular simple present blasts, present participle blasting, simple past and past participle blasted) (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din. (intransitive) To make a loud noise. (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker. (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion. (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion). (transitive) To curse; to damn. (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles). (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal. (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place). (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:criticize (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy. (transitive) To blight or wither. (intransitive, obsolete) To be blighted or withered. (intransitive, obsolete) To blow, for example on a trumpet. (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period. Coordinate term: cruise blast and cruise ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ⇒ Italian: blastare ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== blast (chiefly British, informal, mildly blasphemous) Used to show anger or disappointment: damn ===== Usage notes ===== Can be used on its own or in the form "blast it!". ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “germ or sprout”). ==== Noun ==== blast (plural blasts) (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast). ===== Derived terms ===== blast cell blastocyte blastoma ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === From BLAST (an acronym for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). ==== Verb ==== blast (third-person singular simple present blasts, present participle blasting, simple past and past participle blasted) (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). ===== Alternative forms ===== BLAST === Anagrams === Balts, blats == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === blast inflection of blasen: second-person plural present plural imperative == Irish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “germ, sprout”). === Noun === blast m (genitive singular blast, nominative plural blastaí) (cytology) blast ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== -blast blastchill (“blast cell”) === Mutation === == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English blast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blast/ Rhymes: -ast === Noun === blast m (plural blastijiet) blast (violent gust of wind) ==== Related terms ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === blaste, blæst, blest === Etymology === From Old English blǣst, from Proto-West Germanic *blāst(i), from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz; equivalent to blasen +‎ -th. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blast/, /blɛːst/ === Noun === blast (plural blastes) A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind. One's breathing or respiring; the act of respiration. The blast produced by a musical instrument. An emission or expulsion of fire or flames. The sound produced by thunder or storms. (rare) The making of a pronouncement or proclamation. (rare) One's spiritual essence; the soul. (rare) A striking or attack. (rare) Flatulence; the making of a fart. ==== Derived terms ==== blasten ==== Descendants ==== English: blast→ Irish: bleaist Scots: blast ==== References ==== “blast, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 September 2018. == Swedish == === Etymology === From dialectal blasta, formed from blädhia, bläda, both variants of blad (“leaf”). === Noun === blast c (definite form blasten) (uncountable) The stem and leaves of a vegetable, of which you're only supposed to eat the root. E.g. in potatoes or carrots.