Idioms for blast
at full blast,
at maximum capacity; at or with full volume or speed: The factory is going at full blast.
Also full blast.
Origin of blast
before 1000; 1955–60
for def 7a; Middle English (noun and v.); Old English
blǣst (noun) a blowing; akin to Old Norse
blāstr, Old High German
blāst (derivative of
blāsan, cognate with Gothic
ufblēsan, Old Norse
blāsa). See
blow2
OTHER WORDS FROM blast
blast·er, noun blast·y, adjectiveWords nearby blast
British Dictionary definitions for blast off
blast
/ (blɑːst) /
noun
interjection
slang
an exclamation of annoyance (esp in phrases such as blast it! and blast him!)
verb
See also
blastoff
Derived forms of blast
blaster, nounWord Origin for blast
Old English
blǣst, related to Old Norse
blāstr
Idioms and Phrases with blast off (1 of 2)
blast off
Also, blast away. Take off or be launched, especially into space, as in They're scheduled to blast off on Tuesday. This usage originated with the development of powerful rockets, spacecraft, and astronauts, to all of which it was applied. [c. 1950]
Depart, clear out, as in This party's over; let's blast off now. [Slang; early 1950s]
Become excited or high, especially from using drugs, as in They give parties where people blast off. [Slang; c. 1960]
Idioms and Phrases with blast off (2 of 2)
blast