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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
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.
“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.
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