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dead heat

dead heat noun: a close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.

Noun

dead heat (plural dead heats)

  1. (idiomatic) A close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.
    • Polls indicated a dead heat for the office of dog catcher.
    • Just as Hank had predicted, we had reached the work site in a dead heat with gray dawn.1964, Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
    Synonyms:
    draw, tie

Synonyms of dead heat

Forms of dead heat

pluraldead heats

Questions about dead heat

What does dead heat mean?
Dead heat means a close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.
What part of speech is dead heat?
Dead heat is a noun.
What is the plural of dead heat?
The plural of dead heat is dead heats.

Words near dead heat in the dictionary

  1. dead hands
  2. dead hang
  3. dead hangs
  4. Dead head
  5. Dead heads
  6. dead heat
  7. dead heats
  8. dead hedge
  9. dead hedges
  10. dead horse
  11. dead horses

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