We used dynamite to blast a tunnel for the new subway line.
The construction crew will blast rocks out of the way to lay the foundation.
They tried to blast the boulder to pieces but it wouldn't budge.
Miners often blast through solid rock to reach mineral deposits.
Engineers carefully planned how to blast through the granite to make the new road.

Make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly.

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away".

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Shatter as if by explosion.

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The old, weak window was likely to blast into a thousand pieces if you hit it with a stone.
The intense pressure inside the boiler began to blast through the metal walls.
Her loud voice could blast the fragile hearing aids, so they warned her to keep quiet.
The storm's strong gusts began to blast the windows, causing them to shatter.
The fierce winds started to blast through the cracked windshield, pushing the glass toward shards.