Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - blast

~1 n 1 »AIR/WIND« a sudden strong movement of wind or air + of  (A blast of cold air swept through the hut.) 2 »EXPLOSION« an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes  (Thirty-six people died in the blast.) 3 »NOISE« a sudden very loud noise  (a blast of rock music | The guard gave a blast on his whistle and we were off.) 4 (at) full blast as strongly, loudly, or fast as possible  (The radiators were on full blast, but it was still freezing. | a radio going at full blast) 5 »FUN« AmE informal an enjoyable and exciting experience  (The concert was a blast. | We had a blast at the fair.) ~2 v 1 »EXPLODE« to break a mass of rock into pieces using explosives + through  (We had to blast our way through 50 metres of solid rock. | blast sth through/in)  (Slowly they blasted a path through the mountains.) 2 blast! also blast her/it etc spoken used when you are very annoyed about something  (Oh blast! I've forgotten my key.) 3 »MUSIC« also blast out to produce a lot of loud noise, especially music  (a radio blasting out pop music | Dance music blasted from the stereo.) 4 »AIR/WATER« to direct air or water at something with great force  (Coral can be cleaned by blasting it with a strong jet of water.) 5 »ATTACK« to attack a place or person using bombs or heavy guns  (The town was blasted out of existence.) 6 »CRITICIZE« to criticize something very strongly  (The Senator blasted their plans for educational aid.) 7 blast sb's hopes to destroy someone's hope of doing something  (Injury on the team has blasted our hopes of reaching the final.) 8 »DESTROY« literary to make something dry up and die, especially because of heat or cold  (Every green thing was blasted by the icy breath of winter.) blast off ~ phr v if a spacecraft blasts off, it leaves the ground  (- see also blast-off)