to finish in a dead heat
1dead heat — If a race ends in a dead heat, two or more finish with exactly the same result …
2dead-heat — finish a race exactly level. → dead heat …
3dead heat — dead′ heat′ n. spo a race in which two or more competitors finish in a tie • Etymology: 1790–1800 …
4dead heat — n. a race in which two or more contestants reach the finish line at exactly the same time; tie …
5dead heat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dead heat : singular dead heat plural dead heats a situation in which two people finish a race at exactly the same time, so that they both win …
6dead heat — noun a result in a race in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time. verb (dead heat) finish a race exactly level …
7Dead heat — If a race ends in a dead heat, two or more finish with exactly the same result …
8dead heat — /dɛd ˈhit/ (say ded heet) noun a heat or race in which two or more competitors finish together …
9dead heat — 1. a race in which two or more competitors finish in a tie. 2. the result of such a race; tie. [1790 1800] * * * …
10dead heat — tie, condition in which two racers finish at the same time; (Politics) condition in which two candidates receive the same number of votes or are tied in pre election opinion polls …