blast away

Keep on firing

Blast away means to fire weapons continuously and intensely: The soldiers blasted away at the enemy position.

It extends to any vigorous, sustained effort—playing music loudly, working energetically, or speaking without restraint: She blasted away on the drums for hours.

To blast something away is to remove it forcefully: The pressure washer blasted away the grime.

demolition

dynamite

Powerful blasting compound

demolish · destroy · rubble · debris · wreckage · bulldoze · raze · level · flatten · clear

removal

eliminate

Remove completely

annihilate · destroy · clear · purge · exterminate · erase · strip · scrub · sandblast · pressure wash

effort

attack

Aggressive act against another

persist · grind · push · drive · charge · forge ahead · tear into · go hard · relentless · nonstop

shooting

fire

Combustion with flames

  • gunProjectile-launching weapon
  • rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
  • shotgunLong gun firing shot

shoot · trigger · ammunition · rounds · bullets · target · spray · barrage · volley · discharge

music

loud

High in volume

amplifier · bass · crank up · blare · boom · thump · subwoofer · decibels · noise · headphones

Opposites
firing intensity/continuity

blast awayhold fire

Command to pause attacking

cease fire · pick off · snipe · stand down

removal/creation

blast awaybuild up

Grow by increments

construct · create · accumulate · assemble · add to

volume/intensity of sound or music

blast awaywhisper

Speech without full voice

murmur · mute · fall silent · hush · tone down

Family

blast, away, blasts, blasted, blasting, blaster, blasters

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG