blast
/ˈblæst/
verbnoun
Common
1.v.make a strident sound
“She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone”
2.v.hit hard
“He smashed a 3-run homer”
3.v.use explosives on
“The enemy has been shelling us all day”
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blast and shoot share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. blast means “make a strident sound”. shoot means “hit with a missile from a weapon”. shoot is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈblæst/
1.v.make a strident sound
“She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone”
2.v.hit hard
“He smashed a 3-run homer”
3.v.use explosives on
“The enemy has been shelling us all day”
/ˈʃut/
1.v.hit with a missile from a weapon
2.v.kill by firing a missile
3.v.fire a shot
“the gunman blasted away”
| blast | shoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈblæst/ | /ˈʃut/ |
| Said | blast | shoot |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 16 | 22 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | blare | hit, pip |
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