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deadhead Definition

dead·head (-hed′)

noun

  1. ☆ a person using a free ticket to get into a show, ride a train, etc.
  2. ☆ a vehicle traveling, as to a terminal, without cargo or passengers
  3. ☆ a log floating on end, sometimes fully submerged
  4. Slang a stupid or boring person

transitive verb

  1. to drive (a vehicle) as a deadhead
  2. to remove withered flowers from (a plant), as to encourage further blooming

intransitive verb

  1. to use free tickets
  2. to make a trip without passengers or cargo

adverb

without passengers or cargo

deadhead Usage Examples

Object

  • flower: Two residents, one a lady, spotted an EDDC workman deadheading the flowers.
  • rose: It's time to complete the pruning of summer shrubs and remember to continue to deadhead roses.
  • plant: The autumnal hips are yellow-orange, although there aren't many, as I tend to deadhead the plant to prolong the flowering period.

Modifying Another Word

  • regularly: They are quite tolerant to wind & rain, and provided they are deadheaded regularly, will flower until the onset of frost.
  • behind: Also what about clematis montana, do you deadhead just behind to flower or at the bottom of the stem?
  • also: By removing blooms as they fade, deadheading also improves the current display.
  • not: Appearing in large numbers in early summer and, if not deadheaded, they are followed by large orange red hips in autumn.

Browse dictionary entries near deadhead

  1. deadfall
  2. deadeye
  3. deadening
  4. deaden
  5. deadbolt
  6. deadbeat
  7. dead weight
  8. dead-stick
  9. dead soldier
  10. dead set
  1. deadlight
  2. deadline
  3. deadlock
  4. deadly
  5. deadly nightshade
  6. deadly sins
  7. deadpan
  8. deadwood
  9. deaf
  10. deaf-and-dumb