blasted
/ˈblɑːst.ɪd/
Dictionary
verb
- 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
- To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
adjective
- 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
- Damned; extremely.
"That dog is so blasted stubborn."
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