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DEAD HEAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dead heat mean?
• DEAD HEAT (noun)
The noun DEAD HEAT has 1 sense:
1. a tie in a race
Familiarity information: DEAD HEAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tie in a race
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("dead heat" is a kind of...):
draw; standoff; tie (the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided)
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