I. dy ‧ na ‧ mite 1 /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: dynamis 'power' ]
1 . a powerful explosive used especially for breaking rock:
a dynamite blast
2 . something or someone that is likely to cause a lot of trouble:
If the proposals became public they would be dynamite.
3 . old-fashioned informal someone or something that is very exciting or impressive:
The band is dynamite.
II. dynamite 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to damage or destroy something with dynamite