Blasting

n. blowing up by a blast; act or process of blowing up; business of one who blasts; cursing or swearing in nuisance

v. explode, blow up; destroy, ruin

Rock blasting is the controlled use of explosives to excavate or remove rock. It is a technique used most often in mining and civil engineering such as dam construction.In 1990, 2.1 Tg of commercial explosives was consumed in the USA, representing an estimated expenditure of 3.5 to 4 billion 1993 dollars on blasting. Australia had the highest explosives consumption that year at 500 Tg, and the Scandinavian countries are also big blasters (Persson et al. 1994:1).
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Adjective
1. causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war"
(synonym) ruinous
(similar) destructive
2. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
(synonym) blaring
(similar) loud

Noun
1. a long and hard-hit fly ball
(hypernym) fly, fly ball
(derivation) smash, nail, boom
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. a sudden very loud noise
(synonym) bang, clap, eruption, loud noise
(hypernym) noise
(hyponym) water hammer
(derivation) blare
3. a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
(synonym) gust, blow
(hypernym) wind, air current, current of air
(hyponym) bluster
4. an explosion (as of dynamite)
(hypernym) explosion, detonation, blowup
(hyponym) bomb blast
(derivation) shell
5. a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
(synonym) good time
(hypernym) experience
6. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
(synonym) fire, attack, flak, flack
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
Verb
1. make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
(synonym) blare
(hypernym) make noise, resound, noise
(derivation) bang, clap, eruption, loud noise
2. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
(synonym) smash, nail, boom
(hypernym) hit
3. use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
(synonym) shell
(hypernym) bombard, bomb
(hyponym) crump

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Blast
  

(n.)
The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the business of one who blasts.
  

(n.)
A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause.
  

1. BLT, used especially for large data sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of snarf. Usage: uncommon. The variant "blat" has been reported.
2. [HP/Apollo] Synonymous with nuke. Sometimes the message "Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)?" would appear in the command window upon logout.