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blast
1. 
a. the rapid movement of air away from the centre of an explosion, combustion of rocket fuel, etc
b. a wave of overpressure caused by an explosion; shock wave
2. any of several diseases of plants and animals, esp one producing withering in plants
1.blast - BLT, used especially for large data sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of snarf. Usage: uncommon. The variant "blat" has been reported.
2.blast - [HP/Apollo] Synonymous with nuke. Sometimes the message "Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)?" would appear in the command window upon logout.
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When the first blast went off we raised our sun-umbrellas and waited for the result.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
But do you hold your men in readiness at Barnesdale, and when you hear a blast from this silver bugle, come quickly, for I shall have the sly Robin within my clutches.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
Somewhere in the distance, off to the west, there was a prolonged blast from the whistle of a passenger engine.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
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