zombie out
To become listless, vacant, or unresponsive.
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zombie
/ˈzɒmbi/
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
jerky, massive, rotten
VERB + ZOMBIE
acting, back, became, bitten, dressed, house, know, like
ZOMBIE + NOUN
apocalypse, authors, brain, chance, dog, dr, life, maxwell
PREP.
around, from
Definitions
noun
1
A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own.
Betsy Connell: I don't know about zombies, doctor. Just what is a zombie? / Dr. Maxwell: A ghost. A living dead. It's also a drink.
The zombies were having fun The party had just begun The guests included Wolf-Man, Dracula, and his son.
2
An apathetic or slow-witted person.
3
A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.
After working for 18 hours on the computer, I was a zombie.
4
Someone or something that should be dead but is not.
I would advise anyone who does not share its politics — surely the great majority of gay men and lesbians — to shun NOLAG for the anachronistic zombie it is.
5
An information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot li
- zombi
noun — someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic wa
- automaton
- zombi
noun — a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernat
- zombi
noun — a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especiall
- zombi
noun — (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a
- zombi
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Betsy Connell: I don't know about zombies, doctor. Just what is a zombie? / Dr. Maxwell: A ghost. A living dead. It's also a drink.
Wiktionary02
The zombies were having fun The party had just begun The guests included Wolf-Man, Dracula, and his son.
Wiktionary03
Ashley: Dad passed on a few years back. He's probably still watching, though. Shepard: He's not a zombie, is he?
Wiktionary04
After my husband's death I walked around like a zombie.
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The zombie apocalypse is nigh!
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What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?
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i Register
In some senses, zombie is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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