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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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEAD 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.

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

    : 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. Recent Examples on the Web Two months ago, the candidates were in a dead heat.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEAD 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.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEAD HEAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › dead-heatDEAD HEAT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › dead-heatdead heat - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishdead heat | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    dead heat definition: the result of a race in which the first two people finish at exactly the same time. Learn more.