Blast

What “Blast” means

Noun

1. A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
2. A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
3. A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
4. The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
5. 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.

Verb

1. To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
2. To make a loud noise.
3. To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
4. To shatter, as if by an explosion.
5. To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).

Intj

1. Used to show anger or disappointment: damn

Noun

1. An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).

Where the word comes from

Inherited from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz (“blowing, blast”). Cognate with West Frisian blast (“blast”), dialectal Dutch blast (“stubborn intent, drumming”), obsolete German Blast (“wind, blowing”), German blasen (“to blow”), Dutch blazen (“to blow”), Danish blæst (“wind”), French blaser (“to blunt, dull”). More at blow.

Inherited from Middle English blasten, from Old English blǣstan (“to blow, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blēstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną. Possibly related to Middle High German blesten (“to stand out, plop, splash”).

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós, “germ or sprout”).

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