From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
blast
n 1: a very long fly ball
2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption,
blast, bam]
3: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by
the gust" [syn: gust, blast, blow]
4: an explosion (as of dynamite)
5: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good
time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
[syn: good time, blast]
6: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the
Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack";
"don't give me any flak" [syn: fire, attack, flak,
flack, blast]
v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking
into a microphone" [syn: blast, blare]
2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: smash, nail,
boom, blast]
3: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
[syn: blast, shell]
4: apply a draft or strong wind to to; "the air conditioning was
blasting cold air at us"
5: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the
mountain" [syn: blast, shell]
6: make with or as if with an explosion; "blast a tunnel through
the Alps"
7: fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away" [syn: blast,
shoot]
8: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new
President"; "The critics crucified the author for
plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast,
pillory, crucify]
9: shatter as if by explosion [syn: blast, knock down]
10: shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly