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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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