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dead heat

 
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–noun
1. a race in which two or more competitors finish in a tie.
2. the result of such a race; tie.
Origin:
1790–1800
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dead heat  
n.  

  1. Sports A race in which two or more contestants compete evenly or finish at the same time.

  2. A political campaign or other contest that is so close that it is impossible to predict the winner.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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dead heat

A contest in which the competitors are equally matched and neither can win; a tie. For example, The two companies are in a dead heat to get a new personal computer on the market. This term comes from 18th-century British horse racing and is still part of racing terminology. It later was transferred to other kinds of competition.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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