draw dead

verb

To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are.

“Player A has Q8. Player B has J10. Table: J2J8. Player A made a pair, but he is drawing dead.”

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Meanings

verbdraw dead (third-person singular simple present draws dead, present participle drawing dead, simple past drew dead, past participle drawn dead)

present singular third person draws dead · participle present drawing dead · past drew dead · participle past drawn dead

  1. card gamesTo play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are.

    Player A has Q8. Player B has J10. Table: J2J8. Player A made a pair, but he is drawing dead.

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APA

draw dead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20dead

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draw dead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20dead.

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