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deadhead
dead·head D0052900 (dĕd′hĕd′)n.1. A person who uses a free ticket for admittance, accommodation, or entertainment.2. A vehicle, such as an aircraft, that transports no passengers or freight during a trip.3. Informal A person regarded as dull-witted or sluggish.4. A log or trunk that is partially submerged or lying just beneath the surface.v. dead·head·ed, dead·head·ing, dead·heads v.tr.1. To pilot or drive (a vehicle) carrying no passengers or freight.2. To remove dead or withered flowers from (a plant), especially to promote new blooms or prevent the setting of seeds.v.intr.1. a. To travel as an employee of an airline or other public carrier for free, especially en route to or from one's assigned duties.b. To make a trip without passengers or freight.c. To pilot or drive a vehicle on such a trip: "The instruments were out, and it meant they had to deadhead back on another airplane" (Walter J. Boyne).2. To bypass a senior employee in order to promote a more junior employee.adv. Without passengers or freight; empty.deadhead (ˈdɛdˌhɛd) n1. a dull unenterprising person2. a person who uses a free ticket, as for a train, the theatre, etc3. (Railways) US and Canadian a train, etc, travelling empty4. US and Canadian a totally or partially submerged log floating in a lake, etcvb5. (Horticulture) (tr) to cut off withered flowers from (a plant)6. (intr) US and Canadian to drive an empty bus, train, etcdead•head (ˈdɛdˌhɛd) n. 1. a person using a complimentary ticket or free pass. 2. a commercial vehicle that operates empty, as when returning to a terminal. 3. a stupid or boring person; dullard. 4. a sunken or partially sunken log. v.t. 5. to transport (someone) as a deadhead. 6. to remove faded blooms from (ornamental plants), esp. to encourage further blooming. v.i. 7. to act or serve as a deadhead. 8. a. (of a commercial vehicle) to travel without cargo or paying passengers. b. (of a person) to drive such a vehicle. [1570–80] deadhead Past participle: deadheaded Gerund: deadheading
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deadhead | deadhead |
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I deadhead | you deadhead | he/she/it deadheads | we deadhead | you deadhead | they deadhead |
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I deadheaded | you deadheaded | he/she/it deadheaded | we deadheaded | you deadheaded | they deadheaded |
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I am deadheading | you are deadheading | he/she/it is deadheading | we are deadheading | you are deadheading | they are deadheading |
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I have deadheaded | you have deadheaded | he/she/it has deadheaded | we have deadheaded | you have deadheaded | they have deadheaded |
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I was deadheading | you were deadheading | he/she/it was deadheading | we were deadheading | you were deadheading | they were deadheading |
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I had deadheaded | you had deadheaded | he/she/it had deadheaded | we had deadheaded | you had deadheaded | they had deadheaded |
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I will deadhead | you will deadhead | he/she/it will deadhead | we will deadhead | you will deadhead | they will deadhead |
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I will have deadheaded | you will have deadheaded | he/she/it will have deadheaded | we will have deadheaded | you will have deadheaded | they will have deadheaded |
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I will be deadheading | you will be deadheading | he/she/it will be deadheading | we will be deadheading | you will be deadheading | they will be deadheading |
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I have been deadheading | you have been deadheading | he/she/it has been deadheading | we have been deadheading | you have been deadheading | they have been deadheading |
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I will have been deadheading | you will have been deadheading | he/she/it will have been deadheading | we will have been deadheading | you will have been deadheading | they will have been deadheading |
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I had been deadheading | you had been deadheading | he/she/it had been deadheading | we had been deadheading | you had been deadheading | they had been deadheading |
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I would deadhead | you would deadhead | he/she/it would deadhead | we would deadhead | you would deadhead | they would deadhead |
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I would have deadheaded | you would have deadheaded | he/she/it would have deadheaded | we would have deadheaded | you would have deadheaded | they would have deadheaded | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | deadhead - a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible"nonworker - a person who does nothing | | 2. | deadhead - a train or bus or taxi traveling emptypublic transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight | Translationsdeadhead
deadhead1. verb To drive a vehicle that is empty of freight or passengers. Can you deadhead this truck back to its point of origin?2. noun One who is regarded as dumb, dull, or stupid. Did you see the guy who's wearing two different shoes? What a deadhead.3. noun A fan of the rock band the Grateful Dead. I used to be a deadhead when I was younger, but I've lost interest in the Grateful Dead over the years.deadhead1. n. a stupid person. Wow, are you a deadhead! 2. tv. & in. [for someone] to return an empty truck, train, airplane, etc., to where it came from. I deadheaded back to Los Angeles. 3. n. a follower of the rock group the Grateful Dead. My son is a deadhead and travels all over listening to these guys. deadhead
deadhead[′ded‚hed] (metallurgy) The portion of a casting that fills up the ingate. (mining engineering) To begin a new cut without excavating the material from the preceding cut. Deadhead
DeadheadAn employee of a transportation company who travels for free in order to return home or arrive at his next assignment.MedicalSeedh'ddeadhead
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