Word

blast, v.
(blasted, blasting, blasts)
freq. cnt. 6

make a strident sound
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

blare blast

sample sentences

"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

verb frames

Something ----s
Cars %s in the streets
The streets %s with cars

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blast

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blare

semantic pointers

hypernym

make noise, resound, noise

hit hard
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blast boom nail smash

sample sentences

"He smashed a 3-run homer"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smash smasher

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blast

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

use explosives on
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blast shell

sample sentences

"The enemy has been shelling us all day"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blast blaster

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shelling shell

semantic pointers

hypernym

bomb, bombard

hyponym

crump

shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
<verb.change>

blast

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

shrink, wither, shrivel, shrivel up

shatter as if by explosion
<verb.change>

blast knock down

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

smash, dash

criticize harshly or violently
<verb.communication>

blast crucify pillory savage

sample sentences

"The press savaged the new President"
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

criticize, criticise, knock, pick apart

fire a shot
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 26

blast shoot

sample sentences

"the gunman blasted away"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shooting shoot shooter

semantic pointers

hypernym

fire, discharge

hyponym

blaze, blaze away overshoot sharpshoot, snipe fire, open fire gun pump

verb group

shoot, hit, pip

make with or as if with an explosion
<verb.creation>

blast

sample sentences

"blast a tunnel through the Alps"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

cut

create by using explosives
<verb.creation>

blast shell

sample sentences

"blast a passage through the mountain"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, create

apply a draft or strong wind to to
<verb.motion>

blast

sample sentences

"the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

blow