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blasting definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blast 1 of 3 senses of blast Sense 3 blast, strafe, shell => crump Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blast 1 of 3 senses of blast Sense 3 blast, strafe, shell => crump Entailment of verb blast Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb blast 3 senses of blast Sense 1 blast, blare => make noise, resound, noise Sense 2 smash, nail, boom, blast => hit Sense 3 blast, strafe, shell => bombard, bomb Familiarity of verb blast blast used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb blast Sense 1 blast, blare => make noise, resound, noise -------------- Sense 2 smash, nail, boom, blast => hit -------------- Sense 3 blast, strafe, shell => bombard, bomb -------------- Grep of noun blasting blasting cap blasting gelatin Overview of verb blast The verb blast has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) blast, blare -- (make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone") 2. (2) smash, nail, boom, blast -- (hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer") 3. (1) blast, strafe, shell -- (use explosives on "The enemy has been shelling us all day") Overview of adj blasting The adj blasting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blasting, ruinous -- (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") 2. blaring, blasting -- (unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio") Antonyms of adj blasting 2 senses of blasting Sense 1 blasting, ruinous INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive Sense 2 blaring, blasting INDIRECT (VIA loud) -> soft Similarity of adj blasting 2 senses of blasting Sense 1 blasting, ruinous => destructive (vs. constructive) Sense 2 blaring, blasting => loud (vs. soft) Attributes of adj blasting Familiarity of adj blasting blasting used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj blasting blasting Overview of verb blast The verb blast has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) blast, blare -- (make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone") 2. (2) smash, nail, boom, blast -- (hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer") 3. (1) blast, strafe, shell -- (use explosives on "The enemy has been shelling us all day") Overview of adj blasting The adj blasting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blasting, ruinous -- (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") 2. blaring, blasting -- (unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio")
blasting definition