"dead" meaning in English

See dead in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɛd/ Audio: en-us-dead.ogg [US] Forms: dead [positive], deader [comparative], deadest [superlative]
enPR: dĕd Head templates: {{adj|dead|deader|deadest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Not alive. Synonyms: deceased, departed
    Sense id: simple-dead-en-adj-ivVq-fvm
  2. Without power. Synonyms: uncharged
    Sense id: simple-dead-en-adj-bBrEVs8T
  3. Without feeling, numb. Synonyms: numb, unfeeling
    Sense id: simple-dead-en-adj-EmnLPirc

Adverb

IPA: /dɛd/ Audio: en-us-dead.ogg [US] Forms: dead [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
enPR: dĕd Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. exactly, completely.
    Sense id: simple-dead-en-adv-N6E-Jg0o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs
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          "text": "The problem is a dead battery."
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          "text": "The problem is a dead battery."
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