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DEAF AS A POST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deaf as a post mean?
• DEAF AS A POST (adjective)
The adjective DEAF AS A POST has 1 sense:
1. totally deaf; unable to hear anything
Familiarity information: DEAF AS A POST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Totally deaf; unable to hear anything
Synonyms:
deaf as a post; profoundly deaf; stone-deaf; unhearing
Similar:
deaf (lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part)
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