Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Dead: When the puck can?t be played which could be because of any number of reasons. The result will probably be a face-off.
Search Google for Dead:
Dead Adjective Synonyms: deceased, defunct, extinct, gone, departed, late, lifeless, no more, done for, gone for a burton
Dead Adverb Synonyms: completely, entirely, absolutely, totally, abruptly, suddenly
MORE
Entertainment / Tennis / Dead Rubber: Refers to a davis cup match which is played after the victor of the tie has already been decided. Dead rubbers may or may not be played depending on the coaches agreement to do so and are usually best MORE
Entertainment / Tennis / Dead Net: A situation when a player scores by inadvertently hitting the ball in such a way that it touches the upper cord of the net and rolls over to the other side; the player is said to have 'gotten (caught) MORE
Business / Construction / Dead Bolt: An exterior security lock installed on exterior entry doors that can be activated only with a key or thumb-turn. Unlike a latch, which has a beveled tongue, dead bolts have square ends. MORE
Business / Finance / Drop-Dead Fee: The date on which a deadline is final, with no exceptions. MORE
Entertainment / Golf / Dead Hands: (also 'dead hand shot, dead-handed shot') a technique in which the hands hold the club with very little tension and do not move much, if at all, in relation to the arms, typically used to create soft MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Dead Language: In linguistics, a dead language is one that does not change any more over time--it is 'frozen' historically because it is no longer used in everyday discourse, but is instead learned only for ritual u MORE