Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a high octane number and thus reducing knock and increasing efficiency in high-performance engines.
- adjective Slang High-powered; dynamic.
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- adjective of fuel having a high
octane number , goodanti-knock characteristics; used in high performance vehicles - adjective by extension high powered,
energetic ,forceful ordynamic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of gasoline; having a high octane number
- adjective vigorously energetic or forceful
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Examples
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Indeed, from its outset, English has been about high-octane collisions with languages that its speakers never expected to encounter.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Indeed, from its outset, English has been about high-octane collisions with languages that its speakers never expected to encounter.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The bulk of the criticism levied against the Tea Party has been directed at their most visible absurdities: the laughable primitivity of O'Donnell, Rand Paul, and Sharron Angle, the drawing of Hitler mustaches on the president (and occasionally on themselves), Glenn Beck's high-octane McCarthyism, the unhinged nativist fashion shows, etc.
Daniel Cluchey: The Price of Tea Daniel Cluchey 2010
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The high-octane thriller also has a John Hughes-inspired, sentimental young romance between Gosling and his co-star, Carey Mulligan.
Ryan Gosling turns tough guy for thriller "Drive" Reuters 2011
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The bulk of the criticism levied against the Tea Party has been directed at their most visible absurdities: the laughable primitivity of O'Donnell, Rand Paul, and Sharron Angle, the drawing of Hitler mustaches on the president (and occasionally on themselves), Glenn Beck's high-octane McCarthyism, the unhinged nativist fashion shows, etc.
Daniel Cluchey: The Price of Tea Daniel Cluchey 2010
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The bulk of the criticism levied against the Tea Party has been directed at their most visible absurdities: the laughable primitivity of O'Donnell, Rand Paul, and Sharron Angle, the drawing of Hitler mustaches on the president (and occasionally on themselves), Glenn Beck's high-octane McCarthyism, the unhinged nativist fashion shows, etc.
Daniel Cluchey: The Price of Tea Daniel Cluchey 2010
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FG: Barbara, we're really getting to the root of the matter here because your response ultimately raises a crucial question: what are the respective roles of parents and teachers in this modern, high-octane society?
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The high-octane thriller also has a John Hughes-inspired, sentimental young romance between Gosling and his co-star, Carey Mulligan.
Ryan Gosling turns tough guy for thriller "Drive" Reuters 2011
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As we put them into high-octane situations, they need each other to survive.
CSI: Miami Producer: "You're Going to Meet a New Horatio Caine" 2010
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The drawback is that investors 'prudence is likely to make this a lower-grade rally than the high-octane one that preceded it, says Barclays Capital strategist Talley Leger.
Investors Pump Up With Barbell Strategy Kelly Evans 2010
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