blast
verb [I or T] (EXPLODE) /blɑːst/
/blæst/ Definition
› to explode or destroy something or someone with explosives, or to break through or hit something with a similar, very strong force: A tunnel was to be blasted through the mountains. They heard the guns blasting away all night.figurative Their latest album blasted (its way) up the charts (= moved very quickly because of its popularity). → See also sandblastDestroying and demolishingDamaging and spoilingExploding and erupting
(Definition of blast verb (EXPLODE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- apocalypse noun
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- blow, bomb, wipe, etc. sth off the map idiom
- destroyer noun
- dynamite verb
- extirpate verb
- fall in phrasal verb (ROOF)
- kill sth off phrasal verb
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- oblivion noun (NO MEMORY)
- sack noun (STEAL)
- sack verb (STEAL)
- scar noun
- self-destruct verb
- smash sth up phrasal verb
- stave sth in phrasal verb
- wreck verb
- zap verb (DESTROY)
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