dynamite
/ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
verb
- To blow up or destroy something with dynamite.
- The crew dynamited the old bridge to make way for a new one.
- They had to dynamite the large boulder that was blocking the road.
- The builders dynamited the cliff to create a flat area for the houses.
- To cause something to fail or be destroyed suddenly and completely.
- A single bad decision can dynamite years of hard work.
- The scandal dynamited his chances of winning the election.
- The leak of the secret report dynamited the peace negotiations.
noun
- A powerful explosive used in mining, construction, and demolition.
- Old buildings are sometimes brought down with carefully placed dynamite.
- The workers used dynamite to blast through the mountain for the new tunnel.
- The miners stored the dynamite in a special safe room underground.
- Something or someone that is very exciting, impressive, or powerful.
- Her performance on stage was pure dynamite; the crowd went wild.
- That new video game is dynamite — everyone at school is talking about it.
- The team's star player is dynamite on the basketball court.