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dead set

[ ded set ded set ]

adjective

  1. firmly decided or determined; resolved:

    His family was dead set against the marriage.



noun

  1. a serious or determined attempt; firm effort:

    He made a dead set at winning the championship.

  2. Hunting. the stiff posture assumed by a hunting dog in indicating the presence and location of game.

dead set

adverb

  1. absolutely

    he is dead set against going to Spain

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noun

  1. the motionless position of a dog when pointing with its muzzle towards game
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adjective

  1. (of a hunting dog) in this position
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interjection

  1. slang.
    an expression of affirmation

    dead set, I worked from dawn to dusk

“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 set1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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"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."

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“He is dead set on it,†president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said at MLB’s winter meetings.

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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.

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“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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Rebecca Masri, founder of luxury travel app Little Emperors, has a solution for those dead set on returning to old favorites despite prices, weather and crowds: Go after Labor Day.

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