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blast

 
 
/blɑːst/ verb

Definition

NOISE [I, T] (also blast out) to make a very loud noise: rock music blasting from a stereo
MOVE [I, T] to move through something or to hit something with force: Dixon blasted the ball past the goalkeeper.
EXPLODE [T] to break through rock using explosives: They blasted a hole in the rock face.
GUNS [T] to destroy a person or place with guns or bombs
(Definition of blast verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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