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high-octane

[ hahy-ok-teyn ]

adjective

  1. noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
  2. Informal. forceful or intense; dynamic; high-powered:

    high-octane efforts to obliterate the competition.



high-octane

adjective

  1. (of petrol) having a high octane number
  2. informal.
    dynamic, forceful, or intense

    high-octane drive and efficiency

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of high-octane1

First recorded in 1930–35
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The Atlantic 10 player of the year is the ideal catalyst for Richmond’s high-octane offense that never rests.

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Andoni Iraola has used his substitutes effectively to send on fresh players that can pick up the Cherries' intensity out of possession and replace any exhausted from their high-octane pressing style.

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In the longest presidential speech to lawmakers on record, he outlined his vision for his second term, as Republicans applauded a high-octane six weeks that has reshaped domestic and foreign policy.

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But over the last couple of years, as he watched the Dodgers from opposing dugouts, Snell had been intrigued with Miller’s high-octane stuff and tantalizing potential.

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Temptation Island is just the latest in a string of particularly high-octane Spanish dating shows.

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