An undesirable influence remaining from the past.

(figuratively) The situation when there is nothing interesting on the radio or television at a particular time or place.

(horse racing) Of a horse: too ill to compete.

A system capable of closing a strategic nuclear strike control loop in the absence of normal command and control channels, analogous in concept to a deadman switch, in anticipation of a decapitation strike. Implemented by the Soviet Union and by the Russian Federation as the successor state thereof.

present participle of play dead

simple past tense and past participle of play dead

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play dead

plural of dead axle

An axle that supports wheels, but does not transmit power to them

(nautical) The widest cross-section of a ship.