Meaning

4 senses

  1. To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.

    blow up with dynamite

  2. (figuratively)To dismantle or destroy.

  3. (transitive)To apply maximum pressure to very quickly.

    dynamite the brakes

  4. (intransitive)To lock up from being invoked too suddenly.

    the brakes will dynamite

Examples

21 sentences

  1. How much did this dynamite cost?

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  2. We blew up a huge rock with dynamite.

    deWir haben einen riesigen Stein mit Dynamit gesprengt. — Peanutfan

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  3. Are you sure it's safe to move this dynamite?

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  4. This stuff is dynamite.

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  5. Handling dynamite can be dangerous.

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Translations

3 languages

Origin

Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) +

Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic.

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Forms

dynamites, dynamiting, dynamited, dynamited
Base formdynamite · to dynamite
3rd person singulardynamites
Present participledynamiting
Past simpledynamited
Past participledynamited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydynamite
he, she, itdynamites

Past simpleLesson

all personsdynamited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dynamited
he, she, ithas dynamited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dynamite

Word family

6 related words
RelateddemolitionC1blasting capcorditedetonatedynamiter
Derivedundynamited

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dykedynamicB2dynamicsdynamodynastyB1dysenterydysfunction
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