to blast
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3.8
- verb
- /blæst/
- Protein-bait sprays applied from the ground provide another way to blast the flies.
- blast the air
- wind blasts
- air conditioner blasts
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Watch on YouTubeOK, so now I'm going to blast the cool air.
- OK, so now I'm going to blast the cool air.
- And then you blast this with an air nozzle and it goes.
- I would set the shower head on massage mode like the single hard stream and lean against the wall and just let it blast on me.
- So the way I deal with aphids almost always is grabbing the flat hose setting and just blasting them off.
- He got his parachute on, goes, he opens up the door and because it's a pressurized plane, it blasts him out of the door.
Examples
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And then you blast this with an air nozzle and it goes.
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Hot, forced air roiled all around them, blasting their pant legs stiff.
Fiction book (1997) -
OK, so now I'm going to blast the cool air.
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Let's go up there and blast him out of bed with the fire hose.
Fiction book (1998) -
The cold air blasted smoke all over the interior of the car.
Fiction book (2001) -
The hot, wet wind blasts against them, but they hold to the night like shadows.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Turn that down!" he shouted, cupping his ears against the music blasting from Tom's car stereo.
Fiction book (2001) -
Stanley's face glimmered with sweat as the class progressed, even though frigid air blasted through the ceiling vents.
Fiction book (1997) -
I decided to blast the cool air from the fan to stay comfortable on a hot day.
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The workers used high-pressure water to blast the debris off the road after the storm.
Synonyms
11
7.5
To hit a material with particles or rays of energy to study it
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- Specialized
1
8.8
A strong flow of hot gas pushed back from a fired weapon that can injure people behind it
- Specialized
1
7.5
Damage to the body from the strong wave of air and flying debris after an explosion
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Etymology
To blast in the sense of sending a strong stream of air comes from the same idea of a forceful 'blow', which is why you can 'blast' hair with a dryer or feel a vent 'blast' cold air.