(n) :
a violent gust of wind; 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
"a blast from a trumpet."
(v) :
to make a loud noise; to shatter, as if by an explosion
"blast right through it."
(interjection) :
blast it; damn it
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(n) :
a violent gust of wind; 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
"a blast from a trumpet."
(v) :
to make a loud noise; to shatter, as if by an explosion