"draw dead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: draws dead [present, singular, third-person], drawing dead [participle, present], drew dead [past], drawn dead [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> dead}} draw dead (third-person singular simple present draws dead, present participle drawing dead, simple past drew dead, past participle drawn dead)
  1. (poker) To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are. Categories (topical): Poker Coordinate_terms: draw live, draw thin
    Sense id: en-draw_dead-en-verb-PEDS7oSC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: card-games, poker
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        {
          "word": "draw live"
        },
        {
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        {
          "text": "Player A has Q8. Player B has J10. Table: J2J8. Player A made a pair, but he is drawing dead.",
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        }
      ],
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        "To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are."
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          "drawing hand",
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        ],
        [
          "lose",
          "lose"
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          "community card",
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        "(poker) To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are."
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        "To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are."
      ],
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          "play",
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        "(poker) To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are."
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