fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

baseball, baseball game, ball - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

water hammer - the banging sound of steam in pipes

bluster - a violent gusty wind

sandblast - a blast of wind laden with sand

puff, puff of air, whiff - a short light gust of air

air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

bomb blast - the explosion of a bomb

experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise

hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

bomb, bombard - throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"

crump - bombard with heavy shells