deadˈ-setˈ noun
1. A complete standstill, as of a gun dog pointing at game
2. A determined and prolonged onslaught, esp with a view to captivation
adjective
Absolutely determined
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Main Entry: ↑dead
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dead-set «DEHD SEHT», adjective.
firmly fixed; very determined or resolute: »
... dead-set against any compromise (Newsweek).
1. an abrupt stop or stand made by a hunting dog in pointing game.
2. Figurative. a) a determined stand: »
The disaffected sections of the Irish population made a dead set against him from the first (Manchester Evening News).
b) a determined attempt to gain someone's affections: »There was a girl at Dumdum…who made a dead set at me (Thackeray).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.