(intransitive, idiomatic) To stop suddenly.

Media formats which are no longer used because they have become outmoded.

plural of dead duck

simple past tense and past participle of leave for dead

(transitive) To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.

(nautical) Stationary with respect to the current, having no means of propulsion. / (idiomatic, figuratively) Doomed; unable to succeed.

(Internet) A HTML hypertext link that points to a webpage or website that is permanently unavailable.

A blow to the upper thigh, crushing the muscle against the bone and crushing the nerve cluster next to the quadriceps. Also, the resulting injury.

Sound asleep. / Unconscious. / Without social relationships or communication; without emotional or tangible bonds to others.

(Britain) Alternative spelling of dead center