dead heat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ded heet]
- /dɛd hit/
- /ded hiːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded heet]
- /dɛd hit/

Definitions of dead heat words

countable noun dead heat If a race or contest is a dead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. In American English, you can say that a race or contest is in a dead heat. 3
noun dead heat a race or contest in which two or more participants tie for first place 3
noun dead heat a tie between two or more contestants in any position 3
noun dead heat a race in which two or more contestants reach the finish line at exactly the same time; tie 3
noun dead heat a race in which two or more competitors finish in a tie. 1
noun dead heat the result of such a race; tie. 1

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Origin of dead heat

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Dead heat

noun

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dead heat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for dead heat

noun dead heat

mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
photo finish — a finish of a race in which two or more contestants are so close to the finish line that reference to a photograph of the finish is necessary to determine the winner.
standoff — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
tie — to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.

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