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Definitions of blast
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To rend in pieces by explosion; wither, as by a wind; blight; shrivel; destroy; ruin; curse. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel. Webster Dictionary DB
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Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to blast pride, hopes, or character. Webster Dictionary DB
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To confound by a loud blast or din. Webster Dictionary DB
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To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks. Webster Dictionary DB
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To injure; cause to fade or wither by some evil influence; to ruin or destroy; to break open or shatter by any explosive agent. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To strike with some pernicious influence, to blight: to affect with sudden violence or calamity: to rend asunder with gun powder. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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To strike with some pernicious influence; to blight; to rend with gunpowder, etc. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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To be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the blossom. Webster Dictionary DB
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To blow; to blow on a trumpet. Webster Dictionary DB
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make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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To strike with and make to wither under some pernicious influence; to blight; to ruin; to strike with terror or calamity; to split rocks with gunpowder. See Blow. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To cause to wither; to blight; to affect with a sudden calamity; to destroy; to confound; to split rocks by gunpowder. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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an explosion (as of dynamite) Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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A violent gust of wind. Webster Dictionary DB
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A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast. Webster Dictionary DB
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The exhaust steam from and 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. Webster Dictionary DB
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The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath. Webster Dictionary DB
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A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight. Webster Dictionary DB
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The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose. Webster Dictionary DB
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A flatulent disease of sheep. Webster Dictionary DB
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A violent or sudden gust of wind; a forcible stream of air from an opening; as, a blast of heat comes from the opened furnace door; the sound produced by blowing a wind-instrument; any sudden harmful influence, as a blight; the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc., in rending or removing rocks, or the charge so used. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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A blowing or gust of wind: a forcible stream of air: sound of a wind instrument: an explosion of gun powder: anything pernicious. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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A gust or forcible current of wind; sound of a wind instrument; explosion of gunpowder, etc.; a pernicious influence. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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A strong wind; strong artificial current as of air, steam, etc. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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The discharge of an explosive; a loud, sudden sound. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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A blight, or blighting influence. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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A violent gust of wind; a forcible stream of air, or the sound made by blowing any wind instrument; explosion of gunpowder in splitting rocks, or of inflammable air in a mine; air introduced into a furnace artificially; any pernicious or destructive influence upon animals or plants; a blight; a flatulent disease in sheep. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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Blassed. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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