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blasted

/ˈblɑːst.ɪd/

verb

Meaning

  • To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.

  • To make a loud noise.

  • To shatter, as if by an explosion.

  • To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).

    "Blast right through it."

  • To curse; to damn.

    "Blast it! Foiled again."

  • (sci-fi) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).

    "Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle."

  • To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.

  • To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.

    "My manager suddenly blasted me yesterday for being a little late to work for five days in a row, because I was never getting myself up on time."

  • To blight or wither.

    "A cold wind blasted the rose plants."

  • To be blighted or withered.

    "The bud blasted in the blossom."

  • To blow, for example on a trumpet.

verb

Meaning

  • To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).

adjective

Meaning

  • Subjected to an explosion.

    "The remains of the blasted tank were testament to the power of the landmine it had hit."

  • Subjected to violent gusts of wind.

  • Accursed; damned.

    "I've tried for 2 hours to make this blasted part fit, and it still won’t go in."

  • Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.

  • Damned; bloody.

  • Intoxicated, drunk.

    "Dude, we got blasted last night."

adverb

Meaning

  • Damned; extremely.

    "That dog is so blasted stubborn."