dead batteries
No charge left
Dead batteries have lost their charge and can no longer supply power.
Rechargeable batteries can be restored; disposable ones must be replaced.
The phrase applies literally to flashlights and remote controls, but extends to people who are exhausted or depleted: I'm running on dead batteries today.
- drainedEmptied of resources
- flatLacking vertical variation
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- corrodedEaten away chemically
recharge · jump · jumper cables · cables · terminal · flashlight · remote · smoke detector · car · click · nothing · swap · dispose · landfill · acid · leaking · voltage · power
- Equipment Problemsrust, corrosion, wear, deterioration, breakdown
- everyday problemstypos, clutter, lateness, lost keys, traffic jams
- junktrash, garbage, refuse, rubbish, waste
- useless stuffjunk, clutter, trash, broken toys, expired coupons
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- nuisancespest, ants, bugs, flies, roaches