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{ "term": "dead", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "no longer alive", "sensetop": "dead from/of something", "labels": "(informal)(figurative)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "My mother's dead; she died in 2017." }, { "text": "a dead person/animal" }, { "text": "dead leaves/wood/skin" }, { "text": "Catherine's **dead body** lay peacefully on the bed." }, { "text": "He was **shot dead** by a gunman outside his home." }, { "text": "A high school shooting has **left **six students **dead**." }, { "text": "She was **pronounced dead** at the scene of the accident." }, { "text": "The poor child looks **more dead than alive**." }, { "text": "He was **missing, presumed dead**." }, { "text": "He **dropped dead** *(= died suddenly)* last week." }, { "text": "One short year later, Fred would be dead from a heart attack.", "contextForm": "dead from/of something" }, { "text": "In ten years he'll be **dead and buried** as a politician." }, { "text": "By the time the police arrived, he was already dead." }, { "text": "I'm afraid he's quite dead." }, { "text": "The woman was found dead with a rope around her neck." }, { "text": "His wife lay dead beside him." }, { "text": "She had been struck dead by lightning." }, { "text": "The animal will sometimes escape danger by playing dead." }, { "text": "We didn't know whether the fish was dead or alive." } ], "topics": ["Life stages"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "lie", "look"], "adverb": ["quite", "almost", "nearly"], "phrases": ["dead and buried", "dead and gone", "dead or alive"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "not working because of a lack of power", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a dead battery" }, { "text": "Suddenly the phone **went dead**." }, { "text": "John's mobile was completely dead." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "no longer believed in or aimed for", "examples": [ { "text": "Many believe the peace plan is dead." }, { "text": "Unfortunately racism is not yet dead." }, { "text": "Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried *(= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "belonging to the past; no longer practised or fashionable", "examples": [ { "text": "Is the Western a dead art form?" }, { "text": "a dead language *(= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin)*" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "finished; not able to be used any more", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "dead matches" }, { "text": "There were two dead bottles of wine on the table." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "very quiet, without activity or interest", "labels": "(informal, disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "without activity; with nobody buying or selling anything", "labels": "(informal, disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘The market is absolutely dead this morning,’ said one foreign exchange trader." }, { "text": "Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "extremely tired; not well", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "**half dead** with cold and hunger" }, { "text": "She felt **dead on her feet** and didn't have the energy to question them further." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "unable to feel because of cold, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "My left arm had **gone dead**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "unable to feel or understand emotions", "sensetop": "dead to something", "examples": [ { "text": "He was dead to all feelings of pity." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "showing no emotion", "examples": [ { "text": "She said, ‘I'm sorry, too,’ in a quiet, dead voice." }, { "text": "His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "complete or exact", "labels": "(informal)(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "a **dead silence/calm**" }, { "text": "the **dead centre** of the target" }, { "text": "The car gave a sudden jerk and came to a **dead stop**." }, { "text": "Her face was a **dead giveaway** *(= made it very obvious)* that something was going on." }, { "text": "This horse is a **dead cert** for *(= will certainly win)* the race tomorrow." }, { "text": "She crumpled to the floor **in a dead faint** *(= completely unconscious)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "never having been alive", "examples": [ { "text": "dead matter *(= for example rock)*" }, { "text": "a dead planet *(= one with no life on it)*" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 14, "definition": "outside the playing area", "examples": [ { "text": "There was a dead ball with five seconds to go in the game." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be dead", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone." }, { "text": "That won't happen until long after I'm dead and gone." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to look very like somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "completely dead; no longer interesting or relevant", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "In the second half both teams made substitutions to try and liven things up, but the game was as dead as a dodo." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "completely dead", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an influence that controls or limits something", "examples": [ { "text": "We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future", "examples": [ { "text": "His leadership campaign is dead in the water." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in serious trouble", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "If anyone finds out, you're dead meat." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "(of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital", "examples": [ { "text": "She was pronounced dead on arrival." }, { "text": "He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA." }, { "text": "Many of the casualties were dead on arrival." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate." }, { "text": "The software was DOA." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in a deep sleep", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to impress somebody very much", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You look fabulous—you'll knock ’em dead tonight." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show you are strongly opposed to something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She moves into our home over my dead body." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situation", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat." }, { "text": "He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ded/", "audio": "de/dead/dead__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ded/", "audio": "de/dead/dead__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die." }