blasts

A violent gust of wind.

A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.

A hit from a pipe.

The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace

“many tons of iron were melted at a blast”

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.

An explosive charge for blasting.

A loud, sudden sound.

A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.

A good time; an enjoyable moment.

“We had a blast at the party last night.”

A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.

“an e-mail blast; a fax blast”

A flatulent disease of sheep.

To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.

To make a loud noise.

To shatter, as if by an explosion.

To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).

“Blast right through it.”

To curse; to damn.

“Blast it! Foiled again.”

(sci-fi) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).

“Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle.”

To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.

To 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.”

To blight or wither.

“A cold wind blasted the rose plants.”

To be blighted or withered.

“The bud blasted in the blossom.”

To blow, for example on a trumpet.

An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).

To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).