blast


blast (http://definr.com/blast)

     n 1: a long and hard-hit fly ball
     2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, blowup, clap, eruption,
         loud noise]
     3: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by
        the gust" [syn: gust, blow]
     4: an explosion (as of dynamite)
     5: 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]
     v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking
          into a microphone" [syn: blare]
     2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: smash, nail,
        boom]
     3: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
        [syn: strafe, shell]