dynamite
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Is dynamite a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of dynamite?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (informal, proscribed) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
2. (figuratively, slang, uncountable) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.Examples: "Even though sometimes I take differing views from some articles and letters in GCN, I think it's a dynamite piece of work. Good luck and thanks again."; "And your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night) / Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)"; "That girl was dynamite. Dark hair with killer blue eyes, bronze skin, and an exquisite full-figured body. He warned us: "That issue about what's been happening at that factory, is political dynamite. Keep the lid on it.""
3. (slang) A strong drug, in particular heroin, cocaine or potent marijuana.
verb (English)
1. (figuratively) To dismantle or destroy.Examples: "Even the successful battle in the last century to overturn the court’s infamous Plessy vs. Ferguson “separate but equal” doctrine wasn’t a frontal assault that dynamited precedent."
2. (transitive, of brakes) To apply maximum pressure to very quickly.Examples: "dynamite the brakes"; "Juan dynamited the brakes and the car skidded to a halt."; "The 1977 Pontiacs had a tendency of dying if you were at high speed and dynamited the brakes."
3. (intransitive, of brakes) To lock up from being invoked too suddenly.Examples: "the brakes will dynamite"
Definition source: Wiktionary