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]