ALL meanings of dead in the water
dead in the wa·ter
D d - phrase dead in the water If you say that someone or something is dead in the water, you are emphasizing that they have failed, and that there is little hope of them being successful in the future. 3
- noun dead in the water unsuccessful, and with little hope of future success 3
- noun dead in the water at a standstill from the loss of power, momentum, vigor, etc. 3
- noun dead in the water destined for certain failure or ruin; doomed 3
- adjective dead in the water no longer living; deprived of life: dead people; dead flowers; dead animals. 1
- adjective dead in the water brain-dead. 1
- adjective dead in the water not endowed with life; inanimate: dead stones. 1
- adjective dead in the water resembling death; deathlike: a dead sleep; a dead faint. 1
- adjective dead in the water bereft of sensation; numb: He was half dead with fright. My leg feels dead. 1
- adjective dead in the water lacking sensitivity of feeling; insensitive: dead to the needs of others. 1
- adjective dead in the water incapable of being emotionally moved; unresponsive: dead to the nuances of the music. 1
- adjective dead in the water (of an emotion) no longer felt; ended; extinguished: a dead passion; dead affections. 1
- adjective dead in the water no longer current or prevalent, as in effect, significance, or practice; obsolete: a dead law; a dead controversy. 1
- adjective dead in the water no longer functioning, operating, or productive: a dead motor; a dead battery. 1
- adjective dead in the water not moving or circulating; stagnant; stale: dead water; dead air. 1
- adjective dead in the water utterly tired; exhausted: They felt dead from the six-hour trip. 1
- adjective dead in the water (of a language) no longer in use as a sole means of oral communication among a people: Latin is a dead language. 1
- adjective dead in the water without vitality, spirit, enthusiasm, or the like: a dead party. 1
- adjective dead in the water lacking the customary activity; dull; inactive: a dead business day. 1
- adjective dead in the water complete; absolute: dead silence; The plan was a dead loss. 1
- adjective dead in the water sudden or abrupt, as the complete stoppage of an action: The bus came to a dead stop. 1
- adjective dead in the water put out; extinguished: a dead cigarette. 1
- adjective dead in the water without resilience or bounce: a dead tennis ball. 1
- adjective dead in the water infertile; barren: dead land. 1
- adjective dead in the water exact; precise: the dead center of a circle. 1
- adjective dead in the water accurate; sure; unerring: a dead shot. 1
- adjective dead in the water direct; straight: a dead line. 1
- adjective dead in the water tasteless or flat, as a beverage: a dead soft drink. 1
- adjective dead in the water flat rather than glossy, bright, or brilliant: The house was painted dead white. 1
- adjective dead in the water without resonance; anechoic: dead sound; a dead wall surface of a recording studio. 1
- adjective dead in the water not fruitful; unproductive: dead capital. 1
- adjective dead in the water Law. deprived of civil rights so that one is in the state of civil death, especially deprived of the rights of property. 1
- adjective dead in the water Sports. out of play: a dead ball. 1
- adjective dead in the water (of a golf ball) lying so close to the hole as to make holing on the next stroke a virtual certainty. 1
- adjective dead in the water (of type or copy) having been used or rejected. 1
- adjective dead in the water Electricity. free from any electric connection to a source of potential difference and from electric charge. not having a potential different from that of the earth. 1
- adjective dead in the water Metallurgy. fully killed. unresponsive to heat treatment. 1
- adjective dead in the water (of the mouth of a horse) no longer sensitive to the pressure of a bit. 1
- adjective dead in the water noting any rope in a tackle that does not pass over a pulley or is not rove through a block. 1
- noun dead in the water the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.: the dead of night; the dead of winter. 1
- noun dead in the water the dead, dead persons collectively: Prayers were recited for the dead. 1
- adverb dead in the water absolutely; completely: dead right; dead tired. 1
- adverb dead in the water with sudden and total stoppage of motion, action, or the like: He stopped dead. 1
- adverb dead in the water directly; exactly; straight: The island lay dead ahead. 1
- idioms dead in the water dead in the water, completely inactive or inoperable; no longer in action or under consideration: Our plans to expand the business have been dead in the water for the past two months. 1
- idioms dead in the water dead to rights, in the very act of committing a crime, offense, or mistake; red-handed. 1
- adjective dead in the water (Idiomatic) (figuratively) Doomed; unable to succeed. 0