(US) To come to a dead-end.

A road with no exit. / (by extension, figuratively) A position that offers no hope of progress.

(idiomatic) a close race or contest in which no winner is apparent

A letter from a wife or girlfriend to her husband or boyfriend, informing that the relationship is over. Usually precipitated by the writer's having met a third party.

Unremitting heavy weight that does not move. / (nautical) The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.

(of a shot in snooker or other cue sports) With just enough weight for a ball to drop into a pocket, or come to rest in a precisely determined position.

(idiomatic) To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

(informal) A practically guaranteed outcome.

(Britain, idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.

In a college or university, the week immediately preceding finals week.