Topic: INDUSTRY
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blast2
1 to damage or destroy something, or to injure or kill someone, using a gun or a bomb 
The plane was blasted out of the sky by a terrorist bomb.
gun/bomb
[transitive]PM blast somebody with something She blasted her husband with a shotgun because he was having an affair.
She blasted her husband with a shotgun because he was having an affair.The plane was blasted out of the sky by a terrorist bomb.2 to break something into pieces using explosives, especially in order to build something such as a road
break something into pieces
[intransitive and transitive]3 to produce a lot of loud noise, especially music : He was woken by the radio alarm clock blasting out rock music.
loud noise
also blast out [intransitive and transitive]APMHe was woken by the radio alarm clock blasting out rock music.4 to criticize someone or something very strongly - used especially in news reports
criticize
[transitive] blast somebody for (doing) something Union leaders blasted the Government for failing to tackle the jobs crisis.
Union leaders blasted the Government for failing to tackle the jobs crisis.5 to hit or kick a ball very hard : With six minutes remaining, he blasted the ball through the Coleraine defences for his 19th goal of the season.
kick/hit a ball
[transitive]With six minutes remaining, he blasted the ball through the Coleraine defences for his 19th goal of the season.6 if air or water is blasted somewhere, or if it blasts somewhere, it moves there with great force : The wind ripped through the trees and blasted a curtain of rain up the meadow. Icy winds and driving snow blasted through the pine trees.
air/water
[intransitive and transitive]TIThe wind ripped through the trees and blasted a curtain of rain up the meadow.Icy winds and driving snow blasted through the pine trees.7 to beat another team very easily : The Seahawks were blasted 35-14 by the Broncos.
sports
[transitive] American English informalThe Seahawks were blasted 35-14 by the Broncos.