dynamite: Meaning and Definition of

dy•na•mite

1. a high explosive, originally consisting of nitroglycerin mixed with an absorbent substance, now with ammonium nitrate usually replacing the nitroglycerin.
2. any person or thing having a spectacular effect.

1. to blow up, shatter, or destroy with dynamite: Saboteurs dynamited the dam.
2. to mine or charge with dynamite.

1. creating a spectacular or optimum effect; great; topnotch: a dynamite idea; a dynamite crew.