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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dead set1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Example Sentences

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The administration “appears to be dead set on liquidating our public lands as quickly as possible,” said Drew McConville, senior fellow with the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit.

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“It was like I was dead set on proving everybody I was a real Class-A f— up,” he said.

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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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