"dead on" meaning in All languages combined

See dead on on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-dead on.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dead on (not comparable)
  1. Very accurate. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dead_on-en-adj-pV9jUOe4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-on

Adverb [English]

Audio: en-au-dead on.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} dead on (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Exactly at. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dead_on-en-adv-4smEEX7I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-on

Alternative forms

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