(hunting) The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter.
The judge at the dog show took points off the Irish setter's dead set because its right ear twitched a few times.
“If youre dead set on lovense i suggest Gush2. But my honest opinion on front stimulation is Hitachi reigns supreme.”
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“This motherfucker is dead set on killing more people than Elon Musk has. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...”
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A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle or hindrance; a deadlock.
to be at a dead set
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(figuratively, by extension) A determined effort.
I might not graduate first in my class, but I'll make a dead set at it.
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