Dead-heat

/ˌded ˈhiːt/ 

noun

noun: dead heat; plural noun: dead heats

a competition in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time or with exactly the same result.

"The race ended in a dead heat." 

"The opinion polls show the three election candidates in a dead heat (with each other)."

a situation in or result of a race in which two or more competitors are exactly even.

"competition is always fierce, with a dead heat in one of the early races"

verb

verb: dead-heat; 3rd person present: dead-heats; past tense: dead-heated; past participle: dead-heated; gerund or present participle: dead-heating

run or finish a race exactly even.

"he dead-heated at Aintree"

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