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• Dead Battery — Single by Pitchshifter from the album Deviant Released 2000 Format 7 , CD …   Wikipedia

• dead battery — A battery that registers almost no electrical charge. Sometimes it can be brought back to life with a charger. The British call it a flat battery …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• dead — [ded] adj. [ME ded < OE dēad, akin to ON dauthr, OHG tōt, Goth dauths: orig. pp. of an old v. base appearing in ON deyja, OS dojan, OHG touwen, all < IE base * dheu , DIE1] 1. no longer living; having died 2. naturally without life;… …   English World dictionary

• battery — An electrochemical device for producing electricity by converting chemical energy. The typical automotive lead acid battery supplies the source of power for cranking the engine and also provides the necessary electrical energy for the ignition… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• battery — bat|ter|y S2 [ˈbætəri] n plural batteries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(electricity)¦ 2 a battery of something 3¦(farm)¦ 4¦(guns)¦ 5¦(crime)¦ 6 recharge your batteries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: baterie, from batre …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dead — 1 /ded/ adjective (no comparative) NO LONGER ALIVE OR EXISTING 1 no longer alive: Her mother had been dead for ten years. | dead leaves | dead body (=the body of a person who has died) | dead as a doornail/stone dead informal (=completely dead… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dead — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old Norse dauthr dead, deyja to die, Old High German tōt dead more at die Date: before 12th century 1. deprived of life ; no longer alive 2. a. (1) having the appearance… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dead — deadness, n. /ded/, adj., deader, deadest, n., adv. adj. 1. no longer living; deprived of life: dead people; dead flowers; dead animals. 2. brain dead. 3. not endowed with life; inanimate: dead stones. 4. resembling death; deathlike: a dead… …   Universalium

• dead — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss of sensation (my fingers are dead). 4 (foll. by to) unappreciative or unconscious of; insensitive to. 5 no longer effective or in use;… …   Useful english dictionary

• dead — [[t]dɛd[/t]] adj., er, est, n. adv. 1) no longer living; deprived of life 2) brain dead 3) not endowed with life; inanimate 4) resembling death; deathlike: a dead faint[/ex] 5) bereft of sensation or feeling; numb 6) (of an emotion) no longer… …   From formal English to slang

• battery booster — noun A portable battery, fitted with cables and a charger, used to charge a dead battery, especially in a car …   Wiktionary