to dynamite

Examples

• All

• They'll need to dynamite channels through any pesky coral reefs that get in the way.

  Blog text (19)

• They're gonna dynamite this door.

  The Towering Inferno (1974)

• My enemies plan to dynamite this place some night.

  The Glass Menagerie (1987)

• Because I'm gonna dynamite the train.

  One, Two, Three (1961)

• Engineers could dynamite obstacles in water up to two feet deep.

  Academic text (1994)

• How can we shut the mines down if we don't dynamite them?

  Matewan (1987)

• The bankstas have dynamited the dam, and water is rushing down the valley.

  Blog text (21)

• As early as 1981, RENAMO forces had dynamited pylons near Espungabera, reducing electricity exports by 50 percent.

  Academic text (2005)

• The construction crew had to dynamite the boulders blocking the road before they could proceed.

• To clear the rubble from the explosion, they decided to dynamite the remains of the old building.

Synonyms

E

to explode

vsto dynamite

579 2.8

To burst suddenly and violently, making a loud noise and flying pieces

is done using one specific explosive to destroy rather than a simple burst

B

to blow up

vsto dynamite

534 2.7

To cause something to explode violently

uses a particular explosive as the method to create that violent destruction

B

to bomb

vsto dynamite

300 3.1

To attack a place by dropping explosive devices from planes

uses one specific explosive placed locally rather than aerial bombardment

D

to detonate

vsto dynamite

192 6.5

Cause something like a bomb or firework to explode suddenly and violently

does this by using one specific explosive rather than any trigger

K

to knock down

vsto dynamite

57 3.2

Make a building or wall fall down suddenly

uses a particular explosive to cause collapse rather than any collapsing force

V

to vaporize

vsto dynamite

• NSFW

33 7.7

To destroy something completely as if by a powerful weapon

uses one specific explosive to destroy rather than annihilate into nothing

N

to nuke

vsto dynamite

• Informal

32 7.4

To destroy something completely, often using a nuclear bomb

uses one specific explosive rather than large-scale bombs or nuclear arms

N

to napalm

vsto dynamite

• Offensive

2 9.1

To attack a place with a thick burning liquid from bombs or flamethrowers

relies on burning chemical agents rather than using a single explosive charge

A

to atomize

vsto dynamite

1 9.2

To destroy a place with very powerful weapons like bombs

uses one specific explosive to destroy but not always to reduce to particles

Antonyms

P

to preserve

496 3.4

To keep people and things safe from harm or change

C

to construct

201 3.5

To build something by joining parts or materials

Idioms

B

to be dynamite

• Informal

6 8.3

To be very good and impress people

Compounds

D

dynamite charge

• Specialized

1 6.1

An amount of dynamite set to explode and break rock or buildings

D

dynamite performance

• Informal

4.6

A very impressive show that excites the audience

How Destructive

to obliterate

71 7.5

to dynamite

6 5.1

to demolish

54 3.7

to wreck

225 2.9

to damage

885 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology