high-octane
noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
Informal. forceful or intense; dynamic; high-powered: high-octane efforts to obliterate the competition.
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How to use high-octane in a sentence
Paterson—the father of recent Governor David Paterson—was a high-octane lawyer who held a number of appointive positions.
This episode illuminates the omnipresent peril the current president faces in having such a high-profile, high-octane frenemy.
Bill Clinton: Two-Edged Sword for President Obama | Michelle Cottle | June 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tight battle reflects the high-octane energy among GOP voters.
For his role in the frustration of Obamacare, this Lieberman became the object of high-octane contempt.
You have described her as a “self-sufficient, high-octane machine.”
A sigh of relief spilled from his lips when he saw that he still had enough high octane for thirty-five minutes of flying.
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney BowenLastly, it was doomed by the advent of high octane gasolines, first used while it was still in the development stage.
The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 | Robert B. MeyerSuffice it to say that it is a high octane preparation, only a drop of whichbut you know the effects of Moon Glow, of course.
B-12's Moon Glow | Charles A. Stearns
British Dictionary definitions for high-octane
(of petrol) having a high octane number
informal dynamic, forceful, or intense: high-octane drive and efficiency
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