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1.nounA violent gust of wind.
2.nounA forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
3.nounA hit from a pipe.
4.nounThe continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace"many tons of iron were melted at a blast"
5.nounThe 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.
6.nounAn explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
7.nounAn explosive charge for blasting.
8.nounA loud, sudden sound.
9.nounA sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
10.nounA good time; an enjoyable moment."We had a blast at the party last night."
11.nounA promotional message sent to an entire mailing list."an e-mail blast; a fax blast"
12.nounA flatulent disease of sheep.
13.verbTo make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
14.verbTo make a loud noise.
15.verbTo shatter, as if by an explosion.
16.verbTo open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion)."Blast right through it."
17.verbTo curse; to damn."Blast it! Foiled again."
18.verb(sci-fi) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles)."Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle."
19.verbTo shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
20.verbTo criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish."My manager suddenly blasted me yesterday for being a little late to work for five days in a row, because I was never getting myself up on time."
21.verbTo blight or wither."A cold wind blasted the rose plants."
22.verbTo be blighted or withered."The bud blasted in the blossom."
23.verbTo blow, for example on a trumpet.
24.nounAn immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
25.verbTo run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).