blast
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3.3
- noun
- /blæst/
- The sudden blast of cold air made everyone shiver as the door opened.
- an air blast
- a cool blast
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the minute I close that door, I stood up in this blast of wind.
- And the minute I close that door, I stood up in this blast of wind.
- And the guy now bear my Arctic blast.
- OK, Getting hot, do an AC blast.
- Typically it's a, it's a farm tractor with a sprayer and they call them air blast sprayers or tower sprayers.
- So what we felt was the air blast of the avalanche, like final breaths, basically.
- It's like, it's like AI felt it's like blast, like a hot blast.
Examples
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As Sam rounds a corner, a sudden blast of music explodes out of nowhere.
Fiction book (1990) -
I stood in front of the automatic doors to catch blasts of cold air when they opened.
Fiction book (1995) -
And the minute I close that door, I stood up in this blast of wind.
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Opening a door or a window will create a hell of a blast!
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The carriage door swung open, letting in a blast of icy air.
Fiction book (1994) -
The curtains billowed in, followed by an eminently satisfying blast of chilly air.
Fiction book (1992) -
A sickly sweet smell hit him full in the face, like a blast from a furnace, practically knocking him backward.
Fiction book (1994) -
We felt a powerful blast of wind that knocked the papers off the table.
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In the winter, a chilling blast followed by heavy snowfall can be expected.
Synonyms
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2.8
A sudden violent burst that makes a loud noise and causes damage
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1.3
A sudden loud noise from a hit or impact
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2.6
A sudden strong burst of wind
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2.1
A sudden violent hit that moves something strongly
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4.0
A sudden strong wave of air and energy that moves away from an explosion or impact
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7.2
A moving area of very high pressure in air after an explosion
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6.0
A sudden violent explosion that destroys things nearby
A very sudden powerful blast that breaks things and makes loud noise
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.5
Damage to the body from the strong wave of air and flying debris after an explosion
- Specialized
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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 for a sudden movement of air comes from an old word for a hard 'blow', just like the everyday word blow, so a sharp wind is called a 'blast' because it hits you like a forceful blow.