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dead end

1

noun

  1. something, as a street or water pipe, that has no exit.
  2. a position that offers no hope of progress; blind alley; cul-de-sac:

    His theory led him to a dead end.



dead-end

2

[ ded-end ]

adjective

  1. terminating in a dead end:

    a dead-end street.

  2. Also dead-ended. having no possibility for or hope of progress, advancement, etc.:

    a low-level, dead-end job.

  3. leading a life in the slums:

    growing up as a tough dead-end kid.

verb (used without object)

  1. to come to a dead end:

    The road dead-ends at the lake.

dead end

noun

  1. another name for cul-de-sac
  2. a situation in which further progress is impossible
  3. dead-end ( as modifier )

    a dead-end street

    a dead-end job

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to come to a dead end
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dead end1

First recorded in 1885–90

Origin of dead end2

First recorded in 1885–90
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He added that people who want "to turn this country into a place of chaos have nowhere to go", and the path protesters have taken is "a dead end".

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The joke is that Victoria has no clue that her long run on Easy Street is about to hit a dead end.

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But for two years all of those tips led to dead ends.

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A team of volunteers is using public records to trace homeowners, but they’re hitting a lot of dead ends.

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Then, as they were being pursued by officers, they drove into a dead end and got their stolen car stuck, according to police.

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