Deadlines

noun

Word Frequency: 1.4

Definitions

1.nounA time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.

"I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!"

2.nounA guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.

3.nounA line that does not move.

4.nounA boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.

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