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dead-end
(redirected from Dead End (disambiguation))

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dead-end (ddnd)
adj.
1. Having no exit.
2. Permitting no opportunity for advancement: a dead-end job.
3. Informal Tough and rowdy: a dead-end gang.
intr.v. dead-end·ed, dead-end·ing, dead-ends
To terminate with no exit or possibility of advancement: The road dead-ends at the lake. That job dead-ends at the end of the year.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dead-end - lacking opportunities for development or advancement; "stuck in a dead-end job"
inactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
Translations
dead-end [ˈdedˈend] ADJ [street] → sin salida; [job] → sin porvenir
dead-end kids (US) → chicos mpl de la calle
see also dead D
dead-end [dɛdˈɛnd] adj a dead-end jobun lavoro senza sbocchi


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