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💥 An explosion 💥 To explode 🎉 A lot of fun 🔊 To play loudly 💢 To criticize harshly 🏏 To hit hard 💨 Strong gust 🔊 Loud sound 💨 To blow hard 💢 Strong criticism 📧 To send widely ⚾ A home run 🍂 To wither
to blast

to blast

6 3.8
To send the same message to many people at once
  • verb
  • /blæst/
  • Jargon
translation icon : enviar masivamente
  • We thought we would blast a brief update on two important legal cases BRC is involved in.
  • blast out emails
  • blast out a message
  • blast someone an e-mail

But now you can blast out stuff about yourself to millions of people.

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Examples

  • If you use social media to blast out your content one-way, you will lose.

    Blog text (5)

  • Just blast it all over Twitter, too.

    National Champions (2021)

  • But now you can blast out stuff about yourself to millions of people.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • I'm just going to blast out promotions all day long.

  • "Most of the time, it means you blast out an e-mail asking if anyone has the information you need, and you wait for someone to get back to you."

    Academic text (2004)

  • And they will have no problem blasting out their new love story on social media with with comments like finally found my true love.

    DoctorRamani

  • Some people will accept a friend request from anyone or will try to become friends with a gazillion people and then blast out stuff about their book.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Send the links to Bellman, he'll blast the LISTSERV.

    The Fifth Estate (2013)

  • Especially around this time of year, my inbox gets blasted with requests from companies to try their items and write honest reviews.

    Blog text (8)

  • The organization will blast the event details to thousands of subscribers via email.

Synonyms

to bombard with
vsto blast
13 5.7

To give someone many questions or requests at the same time

sends one message to many people at once rather than many messages
to mail out
vsto blast
6 3.0

To send things by mail to many people

sends electronic messages simultaneously for promotion or information

Idioms

to have a blast
  • Informal
41 5.2

To enjoy yourself a lot

full blast
  • Informal
8 4.1

At maximum loudness or power

with a blast
  • Informal
1 5.9

In a very lively and excited way often to celebrate

Phrasal Verbs

to blast off
10 4.1

To send a rocket up into the sky or space

to put on blast
  • Offensive
3 9.5

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

Compounds

bomb blast
9 2.5

A sudden explosion from a bomb

blast furnace
  • Specialized
3 5.6

A large furnace that makes iron from ore using hot air

blast wave
  • Specialized
3 7.2

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

blast trauma
  • Specialized
1 7.5

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

back-blast
  • Specialized
1 8.8

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

ass-blast
  • NSFW
9.9

A very wild and fun time full of excitement

solo blast
  • Jargon
6.4

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

How Wide

to broadcast
81 3.0
to blast
  • Jargon
6 3.8
to mail out
6 3.0
to circulate
103 3.9
to send
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

blast infinitive
blasted past
blasted past participle
blasting present participle
blasts third person singular

Etymology

To blast a message to many people comes from the image of sending something out quickly and loudly, like an explosion spreading out, which is why businesses say they 'blast' emails to subscribers.