dead set
firmly decided or determined; resolved: His family was dead set against the marriage.
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.
Origin of dead set
1Words Nearby dead set
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use dead set in a sentence
He was part of an extreme, racialized white faction in the Louisiana state house that was clearly dead-set against honoring King.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile he was quite comfortable telling us all about it, his wife was dead set against it.
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s Favorite World of Wonder Clips (VIDEO) | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | February 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMadison was dead set against it, partly on the grounds that his state of Virginia would be a big loser in any such assumption.
On the Fiscal Cliff, Obama Does What He Can Against 200 Years of Bad Faith | Michael Tomasky | January 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy then does Team Romney seem dead set on making such a breakthrough performance nearly impossible?
Someone dead-set against buying insurance can choose to remain without coverage and pay the tax.
Stopford who, at first, was dead set on digging agreed to have a dart at Kavak Tepe.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonHe made a speech the other day, all about Young Wales, a regular dead set at them, and he'll sweep the poll after this.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsPug leaned over and put his muffled mouth close to Kentuckys ear: They got a dead set on us167 here, he shouted.
Grapes of wrath | Boyd Cable"Don't make a dead set for a man the first time you see him," recommended Mr. Pendleton, grimly.
Jolly Sally Pendleton | Laura Jean LibbeyThem d--n temperance workers are dead set agin us, an' it looks as if they'd make trouble.
The Fourth Watch | H. A. Cody
British Dictionary definitions for dead set
absolutely: he is dead set against going to Spain
the motionless position of a dog when pointing with its muzzle towards game
(of a hunting dog) in this position
Australian 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
Browse