dead-set
noun
Meaning
- The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter.
- A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle or hindrance; a deadlock.
- (by extension) A determined effort.
- Unswervingly dedicated; resolutely determined.
- Complete and utter; total.
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