[{"word":"blasting","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a loud noise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To shatter, as if by an explosion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Blast right through it."},{"definition":"To curse; to damn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Blast it! Foiled again."},{"definition":"(sci-fi) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle."},{"definition":"To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"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."},{"definition":"To blight or wither.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A cold wind blasted the rose plants."},{"definition":"To be blighted or withered.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The bud blasted in the blossom."},{"definition":"To blow, for example on a trumpet.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blast","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blasting"]},{"word":"blasting","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A planned explosion, as in mining.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blasting"]}]