magnet

Definition

  • noun: a piece of material (such as iron or steel) that is able to attract certain metals
  • noun: a body having the property of attracting iron and producing a 'magnetic' field external to itself
  • often + 'for'
  • synonyms: lodestone, ambition, artificial magnet

Examples

  • ('US') a 'refrigerator magnet' [=a small object with a magnet attached to it that can stick to a refrigerator or other metal surface]

  • a controversial politician who has become a 'magnet for' criticism [=who attracts a great deal of criticism]

  • The town is a 'magnet for' tourists in the summer months.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) .. Oh, but I do! .. -What did you do? -I didn't do shit! .. You've reversed the poIarity of your magnet. .. I did not do shit! .. Be stiII! Be stiII! .. (..)
    1999 Wild Wild West
  • (..) .. The coIIars around our necks seem to contain powerfuI magnets! .. As Iong as we can outrun the bIade, we'II be fine! .. How Iong does it take a magnet to Iose its power? .. -About years! -Damn! .. The guIIy! The guIIy! .. (..)
    1999 Wild Wild West