"the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

"we had a good time at the party"
"celebrating after the game was a blast"

"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
"the government has come under attack"
"don't give me any flak"

"She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

"He smashed a 3-run homer"

"The enemy has been shelling us all day"

"the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"

"blast a passage through the mountain"

"blast a tunnel through the Alps"

"the gunman blasted away"

"The press savaged the new President"
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"