"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
"we had a good time at the party" "celebrating after the game was a blast"
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party" "the government has come under attack" "don't give me any flak"
"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
"The enemy has been shelling us all day"
"the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
"blast a passage through the mountain"
"blast a tunnel through the Alps"
"the gunman blasted away"
"The press savaged the new President" "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"