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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
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