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dead set
[ ded set ded set ]
adjective
- firmly decided or determined; resolved:
His family was dead set against the marriage.
noun
- a serious or determined attempt; firm effort:
He made a dead set at winning the championship.
- Hunting. the stiff posture assumed by a hunting dog in indicating the presence and location of game.
dead set
adverb
- absolutely
he is dead set against going to Spain
noun
- the motionless position of a dog when pointing with its muzzle towards game
adjective
- (of a hunting dog) in this position
interjection
- slang.an expression of affirmation
dead set, I worked from dawn to dusk
Word History and Origins
Origin of dead set1
Example Sentences
“It was like I was dead set on proving everybody I was a real Class-A f— up,” he said.
"The very fact they were dead set on employing these independent advocates themselves says something about the culture - its control, and just not even beginning to understand the nature of independence."
“He is dead set on it,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said at MLB’s winter meetings.
Cruz has said for months that he would run a competitive race, dead set on not repeating the surprisingly close challenge by former U.S.
“My wife and I are both dead set that this is an absolute wrong, and we will fight this to the death,” Scott Anderson, who owns a golf course in Gilbert, Ariz., told The Times.
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