blast
1. a very long fly ball (Freq. 2)
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
fly, fly ball
2. a sudden very loud noise (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
bang, clap, eruption, bam
• Derivationally related forms:
clap (for: clap), bang (for: bang)
• Hypernyms:
noise
• Hyponyms:
water hammer
3. a strong current of air
- the tree was bent almost double by the gust
• Syn:
gust, blow
• Derivationally related forms:
blowy (for: blow), blow (for: blow), gusty (for: gust)
• Hypernyms:
wind, air current, current of air
• Hyponyms:
bluster, sandblast, puff, puff of air, whiff
4. an explosion (as of dynamite)
• Hypernyms:
explosion, detonation, blowup
• Hyponyms:
bomb blast
5. a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- we had a good time at the party
- celebrating after the game was a blast
• Syn:
good time
• Hypernyms:
experience
6. intense adverse criticism
- Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
- the government has come under attack
- don't give me any flak
• Syn:
fire, attack, flak, flack
• Derivationally related forms:
attack (for: attack)
• Hypernyms:
criticism, unfavorable judgment
1. make a strident sound (Freq. 3)
- She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
• Syn:
blare
• Derivationally related forms:
blare (for: blare)
• Hypernyms:
make noise, resound, noise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Cars blast in the streets
- The streets blast with cars
2. hit hard (Freq. 2)
- He smashed a 3-run homer
• Syn:
smash, nail, boom
• Derivationally related forms:
smash (for: smash), smasher (for: smash)
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. use explosives on (Freq. 1)
- The enemy has been shelling us all day
• Syn:
shell
• Derivationally related forms:
shell (for: shell), shelling (for: shell), blaster
• Hypernyms:
bombard, bomb
• Hyponyms:
crump
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. apply a draft or strong wind to to
- the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us
• Hypernyms:
blow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something
5. create by using explosives
- blast a passage through the mountain
• Syn:
shell
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. make with or as if with an explosion
- blast a tunnel through the Alps
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. fire a shot
- the gunman blasted away
• Syn:
shoot
• Derivationally related forms:
shooter (for: shoot), shoot (for: shoot), shooting (for: shoot)
• Hypernyms:
fire, discharge
• Hyponyms:
blaze away, blaze, overshoot, sharpshoot, snipe,
open fire, fire, gun, pump
• Verb Group:
shoot, hit, pip
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
8. criticize harshly or violently
- The press savaged the new President
- The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
• Syn:
savage, pillory, crucify
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
9. shatter as if by explosion
• Syn:
knock down
• Hypernyms:
smash, dash
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
• Hypernyms:
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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