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dead heat

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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.

dead heat
n
(Individual Sports, other than specified)
a.  a race or contest in which two or more participants tie for first place
b.  a tie between two or more contestants in any position
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dead heat - a tie in a race
standoff, draw, tie - the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
Translations
dead heat n (Sport) it was a dead heatè stata una vittoria a pari merito
to finish in a dead heat → finire alla pari
dead heat n (Sport) it was a dead heatè stata una vittoria a pari merito
to finish in a dead heat → finire alla pari


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The slope eased off, at length we could be detached, and Croz and I, dashed away, ran a neck-and-neck race, which ended in a dead heat.
He had soon caught him up again, for Agamemnon's mare Aethe kept pulling stronger and stronger, so that if the course had been longer he would have passed him, and there would not even have been a dead heat.
The boys huddled them- selves together and sought the friendly companionship of the fire, though the dull dead heat of the breathless atmosphere was stifling.
 
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