blast
Pronunciation: /blast/
“blast” is a Middle English word. Its 9 meanings in English:
noun
- A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind.
- One's breathing or respiring; the act of respiration.
- The blast produced by a musical instrument.
- An emission or expulsion of fire or flames.
- The sound produced by thunder or storms.
- The making of a pronouncement or proclamation.
- One's spiritual essence; the soul.
- A striking or attack.
- Flatulence; the making of a fart.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English blǣst, from Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz. By surface analysis, blasen + -th.
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