blasted Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make a strident sound
   blast; blare.
   
   • She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
2. verb hit hard
   nail; smash; blast; boom.
   
   • He smashed a 3-run homer
3. verb use explosives on
   shell; blast.
   
   • The enemy has been shelling us all day
4. verb apply a draft or strong wind to to
   blast.
   
   • the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us
5. verb create by using explosives
   shell; blast.
   
   • blast a passage through the mountain
6. verb make with or as if with an explosion
   blast.
   
   • blast a tunnel through the Alps
7. verb fire a shot
   shoot; blast.
   
   • the gunman blasted away
8. verb criticize harshly or violently
   crucify; savage; blast; pillory.
   
   • The press savaged the new President
   • The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
9. verb shatter as if by explosion
   knock down; blast.
   
10. verb shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
    blast.
    
11. adjective satellite expletives used informally as intensifiers
    darned; goddamned; goddam; goddamn; blessed; blamed; blame; infernal; damn; deuced; damned.
    
    • he's a blasted idiot
    • it's a blamed shame
    • a blame cold winter
    • not a blessed dime
    • I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
    • he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
    • a deuced idiot
    • an infernal nuisance

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