blast

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Noun

Singular blast

Plural blasts

1. (countable) A blast is when something blows up or explodes.

   The blast shook the building.

Verb

Plain form blast

Third-person singular blasts

Past tense blasted

Past participle blasted

Present participle blasting

1. (intransitive) To blast is to make a loud noise.

   His car radio blasted music. The whole neighborhood could hear it.

2. (transitive) To blast can also be to explode or to blow a hole through something.

   Blast a hole through that wall so we can escape the prison.