1 B1 neutral
To play music or broadcast sound at extremely high volume.
"The DJ blasted out dance tracks all night and the neighbours called the police."
separable
blast out
B2 neutral separable transitive
To send out sound, music, or an announcement at very high volume; or to expel or remove something with explosive force.
In plain English
To play music or a sound extremely loudly, OR to blow or shoot something out with great force.
What does "blast out" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B2 neutral
To expel or remove something from a space using explosive or very powerful force.
"Workers used high-pressure water jets to blast out the debris from the pipe."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To blast (expel with force) outward.
Actually means
To play music or a sound extremely loudly, OR to blow or shoot something out with great force.
Usage tip
Most commonly used for music or sound emerging loudly from speakers, radios, or instruments. The physical sense (blasting something out of a tunnel, etc.) is less common in everyday speech but appears in technical and news contexts. Very common in music journalism and informal descriptions of parties or events.
Words that pair with "blast out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
music song message announcement speakers volume
How to conjugate "blast out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
blast out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
blasts out
he/she/it
Past simple
blasted out
yesterday
Past participle
blasted out
have + pp
-ing form
blasting out
continuous
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