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dead run

dead run noun: coming as fast as one can, often in a harried state.

Noun

dead run

  1. Coming as fast as one can, often in a harried state.
    • When she saw smoke coming from the kitchen, the old woman came in on the dead run to remove the burned loaf of bread from the oven.

Questions about dead run

What does dead run mean?
Dead run means coming as fast as one can, often in a harried state.
What part of speech is dead run?
Dead run is a noun.

Words near dead run in the dictionary

  1. dead rolls
  2. dead room
  3. dead rooms
  4. dead rubber
  5. dead rubbers
  6. dead run
  7. dead sea
  8. Dead Sea apple
  9. Dead Sea apples
  10. Dead Sea effect
  11. dead section

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