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How to spell blast

Blast is spelled B-L-A-S-T.

What it means: To shoot into the air rapidly with great force.

In a sentence: The rocket is ready to blast off into space! ▶

Same family: blasts, blasted, blasting, explosion, smash. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Blast” comes from Old English “blæst,” which originally meant a gust of wind or a blowing of air, like from a bellows or a horn. Over time, its meaning expanded from a strong rush of air to a powerful hit or explosion.

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