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Collocations for blast - noun

1. explosion

ADJECTIVE

huge, loud, massive, powerful
bomb, grenade, nuclear, shotgun

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VERB + blast

survive
cause
Officials say they do not know what caused the blast.

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blast + VERB

hit sth, rip through sth, rock sth
A huge bomb blast rocked Jakarta last night.
occur
The blast occurred at about 9 a.m.
injure sb, kill sb
damage sth, destroy sth
blow sth
The blast blew a hole in the front of the building.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the blast
Twenty people were killed in the blast.

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2. sudden rush of air/wind

ADJECTIVE

hot, icy
She felt an icy blast of air.

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PREPOSITION

blast of
a blast of cold air

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3. sudden loud sound

ADJECTIVE

long
short
loud, shrill
trumpet

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VERB + blast

give
hear

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PREPOSITION

blast on
He gave a short blast on his trumpet.

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Collocations for blast - verb

Blast is used with these nouns as the subject:
music, radio

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Blast is used with these nouns as the object:
ball, hole, music

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