to blast
137
4.9
- verb
- /blæst/
:
hacer explotar
- To demolish the old building, they decided to blast it with explosives.
- blast rock
- blast away
- blast a way through
Everything would get blasted apart into just protons and neutrons.
- Everything would get blasted apart into just protons and neutrons.
- What what is it like when the armed forces finally get there and blast through?
Examples
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The construction crew had to blast away the rock to create the new road.
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We blast the same time the daily mine blast goes off -- exactly 4:00.
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They used it to blast out the Chunnel.
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DFO officials blasted out the rock in the falls and installed a fish ladder.
Academic text (2007) -
Mortar rounds dropped among the first rank of men, blasting great gaps in the line.
Fiction book (1992) -
Suddenly, with a whistle and an oar, the earth cracked and blasted blistering black rock into the sky.
Academic text (2004) -
Mama's hideaway cave had been uncovered and blasted open, so that it gaped like a looted room.
Fiction book (1993) -
They will blast open the entrance to the cave using dynamite.
Synonyms
579
2.8
To burst suddenly and violently, making a loud noise and flying pieces
534
2.7
To cause something to explode violently
311
2.1
To break something into many pieces using great force
192
6.5
Cause something like a bomb or firework to explode suddenly and violently
73
6.6
To damage a place or thing very badly
57
3.2
Make a building or wall fall down suddenly
32
7.4
To destroy something completely, often using a nuclear bomb
6
5.1
To blow up something using a strong explosive used to break rock
5
4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
1
9.2
To destroy a place with very powerful weapons like bombs
To make a passage or hole by using explosives
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.5
Damage to the body from the strong wave of air and flying debris after an explosion
- Specialized
1
8.8
A strong flow of hot gas pushed back from a fired weapon that can injure people behind it
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Etymology
Blast (verb) comes from the old idea of giving a powerful 'blow', so to blast rock or a wall is to break it apart with a force like an explosion.