dead set

Noun



 * 1)  The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter.
 * The judge at the dog show took points off the Irish setter's dead set because its right ear twitched a few times.
 * 1) A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle or hindrance; a deadlock.
 * to be at a dead set
 * 1)  A determined effort.
 * I might not graduate first in my class, but I'll make a dead set at it.
 * 1) A pointed and persistent attack on a person.

Adjective

 * 1) Unswervingly dedicated; resolutely determined.
 * 2)  Complete and utter; total.
 * 1)  Complete and utter; total.
 * 1)  Complete and utter; total.
 * 1)  Complete and utter; total.
 * 1)  Complete and utter; total.