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Meaning of deadhead in English

deadhead
noun [ C ]
  informal
uk
/ˈded.hed/ us
/ˈded.hed/
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a person who is boring or stupid
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Stupid and silly people
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deadhead
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˌdedˈhed/ us
/ˌdedˈhed/
to remove old flowers from a plant
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(Definition of deadhead from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

deadhead | Business English

deadhead
adjective [ before noun ]
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/ˈdedhed/ us
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used to describe a plane, truck, or other vehicle that is travelling, or a journey that is made, without passengers or goods, or with fewer passengers or goods than usual:
Our schedules aim to avoid deadhead trips, as far as is possible.
(Definition of deadhead from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
呆子，頭腦不好的人, 摘去（植物的）枯花…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
呆子，榆木脑袋, 摘去（植物的）枯花…
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in Spanish
quitar las flores marchitas a…
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in Portuguese
remover flores murchas de…
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