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- DictionaryDead heat/ˌdedˈhēt/
noun
- 1. a situation in or result of a race in which two or more competitors are exactly even: "competition is always fierce, with a dead heat in one of the early races"
verb
- 1. run or finish a race exactly even: "he dead-heated at Aintree"
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dead heat | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈded ˈhit / Add to word list. a race in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time: The two horses finished in a dead heat. fig. Opinion pollsters call the Congressional race a dead heat, saying it is too close to call.
a race in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time: The two horses finished in a dead heat. fig. Opinion pollsters call the Congressional race a dead heat, saying it is too close to call. (Definition of dead heat from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Dead heat definition: a race in which two or more competitors finish in a tie.. See examples of DEAD HEAT used in a sentence.
noun. a race in which two or more competitors finish in a tie. the result of such a race; tie. dead heat. noun. a race or contest in which two or more participants tie for first place. a tie between two or more contestants in any position. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of dead heat 1. First recorded in 1790–1800. Discover More.
1 day ago · 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 . The race ended in a dead heat between two horses.
Definition of dead heat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dead heat. Word forms: plural dead heats. countable noun. If a race or contest is a dead heat or is in a dead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. The race ended in a dead heat between two horses.
