dead battery
Needs a jump
A dead battery has lost its charge and can no longer supply power.
The phrase most often describes car batteries that won't start the engine: I turned the key and nothing happened—dead battery.
It applies equally to phones, laptops, flashlights, or anything battery-powered.
A dead battery may be rechargeable or permanently spent.
- flatLacking vertical variation
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- jump startEmergency battery charge
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
charger · won't start · turn the key · recharge · terminal · corrosion · voltage · cell · stranded · parking lot · call for help · clicking · tow truck · roadside · headlights · car trouble · ignition · boost
- car problemsflat tire, engine light, check engine, brake failure, breakdown
- car talkpedal to the metal, hit the gas, step on it, floor it, burn rubber
- car troubleflat tire, stalled car, flooded engine, seized engine, blown gasket
- car troublesflat tire, breakdown, overheating, stalling, stalled car
- travel problemslost luggage, flight delays, flight delay, delayed flight, missed flight
- travel troublesgetting lost, detour, flat tire, traffic jam, breakdown