dynamite
Syllables: dy·na·miteUK/ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/US/ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/
dynamite noun: a class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
Noun
dynamite (usually uncountable, plural dynamites)
- A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
- A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
- Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
- 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.1977 April 30, Steve Sasville, “To Clothe Or Not...”, in Gay Community News, page 6
- And your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night) / Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)2005, Alex Turner, “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor”, performed by Arctic Monkeys
- A strong drug, in particular heroin, cocaine or potent marijuana.
Verb
dynamite (third-person singular simple present dynamites, present participle dynamiting, simple past and past participle dynamited)
- To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.
- Gradually the construction gangs cut and dynamited their way through some of the most difficult country in the world.1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 128
- [...] on Sunday, August 23, the L.N.W.R. tunnel was closed to enable the old brickwork to be dynamited away, traffic being diverted meanwhile through the M.R. tunnel.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 101
- To dismantle or destroy.
- 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.2021 July 29, Harry Litman, “Column: Mississippi’s abortion brief dynamites standing law and ‘super duper’ precedents”, in The Los Angeles Times
- Cue the appalling thought of a Haiti equaliser that would dynamite Scotland's hopes of doing what they came here to do - making history by making it out of a group in a World Cup.2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport
- To apply maximum pressure to very quickly.
- dynamite the brakes
- Juan dynamited the brakes and the car skidded to a halt.2009, Claude M. Pearson, Portia Rising, page 50
- To lock up from being invoked too suddenly.
- the brakes will dynamite
Proper noun capitalized: Dynamite
Dynamite
- A sub-sitio in the sitio of Hilltop, barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.
dynamite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dynamite in Hindi
- class of explosives
- बारूद bārūd, बारूत bārūt
dynamite in Tamil
- class of explosives
- டைனமைட் ṭaiṉamaiṭ
dynamite in Marathi
- डायनामाइट, डायनामाईट, डायनामाइटला
dynamite in Urdu
- class of explosives
- باروت bārūt, بارود bārūd
More languagesFewer languages
- dynamite in Bengali
- ডায়নামাইট, ডিনামাইট, ডাইনামাইট
- dynamite in Telugu
- డైనమైటు ḍainamaiṭu
- dynamite in Malayalam
- ഉഗ്രശക്തിയുളള വെടിമരുന്ന്, പാറവെടിമരുന്ന്, അപകടകരമായ ചുറ്റുപാട്
- dynamite in Kannada
- ಸಿಡಿಮದ್ದು
- dynamite in Gujarati
- ડાયનામાઇટ, ડાયનેમાઈટ
- dynamite in Odia
- ଡାଇନାମାଇଟ୍, ଡିନାମାଇଟ୍, ଡାଇନାମାଇଟ
- dynamite in Nepali
- डायनामाइट, डिनामाइट, डाइनामाइट
- dynamite in Tagalog
- dinamita
- dynamite in Arabic
- دِينَامِيت dinamit
- dynamite in Malay
- dinamit
- dynamite in Persian
- دینامیت dinâmit
- dynamite in Vietnamese
- mìn, đinamit
Examples of dynamite in a sentence
- The 1977 Pontiacs had a tendency of dying if you were at high speed and dynamited the brakes.2014, Mike Davis, Hunting Men: The Career of an Oregon State Police Detective, page 6:
- At the critical moment I'd learned from countless action flicks I dynamited the brakes and felt the impact of the sedan against my rear bumper.2018, Laird Barron, Blood Standard:
Synonyms of dynamite
Forms of dynamite
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dynamites |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dynamites |
| present participle | dynamiting |
| past participle | dynamited |
| past | dynamited |
Origin of dynamite
Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic.
Words formed from dynamite
Phrases with dynamite
Questions about dynamite
- What does dynamite mean?
- Dynamite means a class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
- What is dynamite in Hindi?
- Dynamite in Hindi is बारूद (bārūd), बारूत (bārūt). See Dynamite meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dynamite in a sentence?
- The 1977 Pontiacs had a tendency of dying if you were at high speed and dynamited the brakes.
- What part of speech is dynamite?
- Dynamite can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dynamite?
- Dynamite is pronounced /ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dynamite?
- The plural of dynamite is dynamites.
Words near dynamite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dynamite (page history and authors); Dynamite (page history and authors); dynamite (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dynamite (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dynamite (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dynamite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dynamite (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dynamite (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dynamite (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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