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blast away en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To destroy by blasting with explosives.
  2. (intransitive, usually, with at) To continue shooting rapidly.
    • Three more heavy cruisers from further down the Japanese line begin to blast away at the now-disabled Gambier Bay. 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 27:15 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:
    • They were blasting away at each other for 10 minutes before the shooting died down.

Forms

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blasts away Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
blasted away Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
blasted away Tense=Past lexicographic
blasting away Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic