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 Definitions for Blasting: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Blast \Blast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blasting.]
1. 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.
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Seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind.
--Gen. xii. 6.
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2. 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.
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I'll cross it, though it blast me. --Shak.
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Blasted with excess of light. --T. Gray.
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3. To confound by a loud blast or din.
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Trumpeters,
With brazen din blast you the city's ear. --Shak.
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4. To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder,
dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Blasting \Blast"ing\, n.
1. A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious
cause.
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I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. --Amos
iv. 9.
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2. The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the
business of one who blasts.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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blasting
adj 1: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden
violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of
the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting
force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in
our faces"; "a ruinous war" [syn: ruinous]
2: unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of
trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from
his car radio" [syn: blaring]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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25 Moby Thesaurus words for "blasting":
atmospherics, banging, blaring, blind spot, bursting, cracking,
crashing, crawling, creeping, drift, exploding, explosive,
fade-out, fading, flapping, interference, knocking, noise, popping,
rapping, reception, slapping, slatting, static, tapping
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