[pla-steek; Fr. pla-steek] 
| 1. | a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing. |
| 2. | plastic explosive. |
| a puttylike substance that contains an explosive charge, and is detonated by fuse or by remote control: used esp. by terrorists and in guerrilla warfare. |
| plastic explosive n. A versatile explosive substance in the form of a moldable doughlike solid, used in bombs detonated by fuse or electrical impulse. Also called plastique. |
| plas·tique (plā-stēk') n. See plastic explosive. [French, from Latin plasticus, plastic, of modeling; see plastic.] |
