to blast

Examples

• All

• The construction crew had to blast away the rock to create the new road.

• We blast the same time the daily mine blast goes off -- exactly 4:00.

  The Badlanders (1958)

• They used it to blast out the Chunnel.

  Parental Guidance (2012)

• 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

B

to blow up

vsto blast

804 2.7

To cause something to explode violently

is also used for making openings or breaking things with great force

E

to explode

vsto blast

591 2.8

To burst suddenly and violently, making a loud noise and flying pieces

is used more for breaking apart with explosives or great force, not only bursting

S

to smash

vsto blast

278 2.1

To break something into many pieces using great force

adds the use of explosives or making holes rather than only forceful breaking

D

to detonate

vsto blast

166 6.5

Cause something like a bomb or firework to explode suddenly and violently

is more about making openings or breaking apart rather than only sudden bursts

K

to knock down

vsto blast

49 3.2

Make a building or wall fall down suddenly

is about creating openings or breaking apart with explosives rather than just collapse

R

to ravage

vsto blast

46 6.6

To damage a place or thing very badly

is more about breaking things or making openings with explosives, not general widespread damage

N

to nuke

vsto blast

• Informal

43 7.4

To destroy something completely, often using a nuclear bomb

is more about making an opening or breaking apart, not complete annihilation

S

to smash up

vsto blast

• Informal

27 4.7

To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces

often involves explosives or great force to make openings, not only breaking things

D

to dynamite

vsto blast

8 5.1

To blow up something using a strong explosive used to break rock

is a general act of using explosives or force, not limited to one type

A

to atomize

vsto blast

2 9.2

To destroy a place with very powerful weapons like bombs

focuses on making openings or breaking things rather than turning them to particles

S

to shell

vsto blast

1 8.4

To make a passage or hole by using explosives

is more general and also covers full destruction, not only making openings

Antonyms

R

repair

371 2.3

Work done to fix something that is broken

C

to construct

303 3.5

To build something by joining parts or materials

Idioms

H

to have a blast

• Informal

43 5.2

To enjoy yourself a lot

F

full blast

• Informal

9 4.1

At maximum loudness or power

W

with a blast

• Informal

1 5.9

In a very lively and excited way often to celebrate

Phrasal Verbs

B

to blast off

17 4.1

To send a rocket up into the sky or space

P

to put on blast

• Offensive

3 9.5

Say bad things about someone in public to show others what they did

Compounds

B

bomb blast

13 2.5

A sudden explosion from a bomb

B

blast wave

• Specialized

4 7.2

A moving area of very high pressure in air after an explosion

B

blast furnace

• Specialized

4 5.6

A large furnace that makes iron from ore using hot air

B

back-blast

• Specialized

1 8.8

A strong flow of hot gas pushed back from a fired weapon that can injure people behind it

B

blast trauma

• Specialized

1 7.5

Damage to the body from the strong wave of air and flying debris after an explosion

A

ass-blast

• NSFW

1 9.9

A very wild and fun time full of excitement

S

solo blast

• Jargon

1 6.4

A home run with no other players on base that scores one run

How Forceful

to obliterate

67 7.5

to demolish

65 3.7

to blast

73 4.9

to break

∞ 1.0

to crack

327 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology