Dead End (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. something, as a street or water pipe, that has no exit.
  2. a position that offers no hope of progress; blind alley; cul-de-sac: His theory led him to a dead end.
adjective
  1. terminating in a dead end: a dead-end street.
  2. having no possibility for or hope of progress, advancement, etc.: a low-level, dead-end job.
  3. leading a life in the slums: growing up as a tough dead-end kid.
verb (used without object)
  1. to come to a dead end: The road dead-ends at the lake.
noun
  1. another name for cul-de-sac
  2. a situation in which further progress is impossible
  3. (as modifier)
verb
  1. to come to a dead end
Dead End (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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