dead heat

noun

A close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.

“Polls indicated a dead heat for the office of dog catcher.”

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Meanings

noundead heat (plural dead heats)

plural dead heats

  1. idiomaticA close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.

    Polls indicated a dead heat for the office of dog catcher.

    1 more example

    Just as Hank had predicted, we had reached the work site in a dead heat with gray dawn.

    1964, Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion

    Synonyms: draw, tie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.

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drawtie

Translations

German unentschiedenes Rennen
  • unentschiedenes Rennenclose race
Hungarian holtverseny
  • holtversenyclose race
Polish wyścig remisowy
  • wyścig remisowyclose race
Spanish empate, carrera cabeza con cabeza
  • empateclose race
  • carrera cabeza con cabezaclose race
Swedish dött lopp
  • dött loppclose race
Cite this entry
APA

dead heat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20heat

MLA

“dead heat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20heat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead heat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20heat.

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