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    dead heat
    /ˌdɛdˈhiːt/

    noun

    • 1. a situation in which two or more competitors in a race are exactly level: "competition is always fierce, with a dead heat in one of the early races"

    verb

    • 1. run or finish a race exactly level: "he dead-heated at Aintree"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dead-heatDEAD HEAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEAD HEAT definition: 1. a competition in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time or with exactly…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dead heatDead heat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. Synonyms of dead heat. : a tie with no single winner of a race. broadly : tie. Synonyms. draw. stalemate. standoff. tie. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dead heat in a Sentence. the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dead-heatDEAD HEAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a race in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time: The two horses finished in a dead heat.

  6. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › dead+heatDead heat - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    dead heat. A contest in which the competitors are equally matched and neither can win; a tie. For example, The two companies are in a dead heat to get a new personal computer on the market. This term comes from 18th-century British horse racing and is still part of racing terminology.

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    Definition of dead heat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Dead heat definition: a race in which two or more competitors finish in a tie.. See examples of DEAD HEAT used in a sentence.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › dead-heatDEAD HEAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'dead heat' Word Frequency. dead heat. Word forms: plural dead heats. countable noun. 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.