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Meaning
Noun
●
A
violent
gust
of wind.
●
A
forcible
stream
of
gas
or
liquid
from an
orifice
,
for example
from a
bellows
, the
mouth
, etc.
●
A
hit
of a
recreational drug
from a pipe.
●
The
continuous
blowing
to
which one
charge
of
ore
or
metal
is
subjected
in a furnace.
●
The
exhaust
steam
from an
engine
,
driving
a
column
of
air out
of a
boiler
chimney
, and thus
creating
an
intense
draught
through the
fire
; also, any
draught
produced
by the blast.
●
An
explosion
, especially for the
purpose
of
destroying
a
mass
of
rock
, etc.
●
An
explosive
charge
for blasting.
●
A
loud
,
sudden
sound.
●
A
sudden
,
pernicious
effect,
as if
by a
noxious
wind
, especially on
animals
and
plants
; a blight.
●
A
good time
; an
enjoyable
moment.
●
In Marketing:
A
promotional
message
sent to an
entire
mailing
list.
●
A
flatulent
disease
of sheep.
●
In Bodybuilding:
A
period
of
full
dosage
of PEDs
as opposed to
a
period
of
reduced
intake.
●
In Cytology:
An
immature
or
undifferentiated
cell (e.g;
lymphoblast
, myeloblast).
●
In Biology:
An
algorithm
which
compares
similarities
between
sequences
of
nucleotides
in
nucleic acids
or of
amino acids
in proteins.
Verb
●
To
make an impression
on, by making a
loud
blast
or din.
●
To make a
loud
noise.
●
To
play
(music) very
loudly
out of
a speaker.
●
To
shatter
,
as if
by an explosion.
●
To
open up
a
hole
in, usually by means
of a sudden
and
imprecise
method (such as an explosion).
●
To
curse
; to damn.
●
In Science fiction:
To
shoot
, especially with an
energy weapon
(
as opposed to
one which
fires
projectiles).
●
In Football (soccer):
To
shoot
;
kick
the
ball
in
hope
of
scoring
a goal.
●
To
criticize
or
reprimand
severely
; to
verbally
discipline
or punish.
●
To
bring
destruction
or
ruin
on; to destroy.
●
To
blight
or wither.
●
To be
blighted
or withered.
●
To
blow
,
for example
on a trumpet.
●
In Bodybuilding:
To have a
period
of
full
dosage
of PEDs
as opposed to
reducing
them during a
cruise
period
.
●
In Biology:
To
run
a
nucleotide
sequence
(for
nucleic acids
) or an
amino acid
sequence
(for
proteins
) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
●
In Biology:
Alternative letter-case form of
blast
(to
run
a
sequence
through BLAST)
Intj
●
To show
displeasure
or
disappointment
: damn
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Origin
blast
English
blast
Middle English (1100-1500)
blæst
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
βλαστός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
βλαστάνειν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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