Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word BLAST


BLAST

Definitions of BLAST

  1. A violent gust of wind.
  2. A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
  3. 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.
  4. An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
  5. An explosive charge for blasting.
  6. A loud, sudden sound.
  7. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
  8. A flatulent disease of sheep.
  9. To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
  10. A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
  11. The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
  12. (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
  13. (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
  14. (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
  15. (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
  16. (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
  17. (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
  18. (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
  19. (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
  20. (transitive) To curse; to damn.
  21. (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
  22. (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
  23. (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
  24. (transitive) To blight or wither.
  25. (intransitive, obsolete) To be blighted or withered.
  26. (intransitive, obsolete) To blow, for example on a trumpet.
  27. (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
  28. (chiefly British, informal) To show displeasure or disappointment: damn
  29. (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
  30. (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
  31. (biology) An algorithm which compares similarities between sequences of nucleotides in nucleic acids or of amino acids in proteins.
  32. (biology, informal, transitive) Alternative letter-case form of blast. (to run a sequence through BLAST)

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