DEAD-HEAD


Meaning of DEAD-HEAD in English

also deadhead

( dead-heads, dead-heading, dead-headed)

1.

To dead-head a plant which is flowering means to remove all the dead flowers from it. ( BRIT )

Dead-head roses as the blooms fade.

VERB : V n

2.

If you say that someone is a deadhead , you mean that they are stupid or slow. ( AM INFORMAL )

N-COUNT

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