Meaning of "blast"

blast •

n.
• • an explosion or the sound caused by an explosion: putok, pagputok

v.
• • to blow up (rocks, earth, etc) by dynamite: magpasabog, pasabugin

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v.
• • 1. to dismiss from office: magtiwalag, mag-alis (maalis, alisin) sa tungkulin, magpatalsik, patalsikin, magsisante, sisantehin
  • 2. to fire off: magpaputok, paputukin
  • 3. to release, to free: magpalaya, palayain, magpakawala, pakawalan
  • 4. to discharge a patient, to send out of hospital: magpalabas (palabasin) sa ospital, magpauwi, pauwiin
  • 5. to unload cargo from a ship, truck, etc.: magbaba, ibaba, mag-ibis, iibis, magdiskarga, diskargahin, idiskarga
  • 6. to perform (a duty): tumupad, tuparin
  • 7. to perform (a role): gumanap, gumampan, gampanan

n.
• • 1. unloading: pagdidiskarga, pagbababa ng karga, pag-iibis
  • 2. firing off a gun: pagpapaputok
  • 3. a blast: putok
  • 4. letting go, release as from a hospital: pagpapauwi, pagpapalabas sa ospital
  • 5. performing of a duty: pagtupad (pagganap, paggampan) ng tungkulin

v.
• • pumutok (-um-) to explode, to blast, to erupt. Pumutok na naman ang bulkang Mayon. The Mayon volcano erupted again.