1. no longer alive
2. not working or functioning
3. completely lacking activity or movement

1. completely or absolutely
Usage: informal

1. people who have died
Usage: used with ‘the’

Examples

• The plant was dead from lack of water.
• My phone battery is completely dead.
• The street was dead quiet at midnight.
• He came to a dead stop at the red light.
• She was dead tired after the long hike.
• The memorial honors the dead from the war.
• That joke was dead on arrival.
• The car hit the tree dead center.