Search for crossword answers and clues
Dead, as an engine
Answer for the clue "Dead, as an engine ", 5 letters:
kaput
Alternative clues for the word kaput
Word definitions for kaput in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"finished, worn out, dead," 1895, from German kaputt "destroyed, ruined, lost" (1640s), which in this sense probably is a misunderstanding of the phrase capot machen , a partial translation of French faire capot , a phrase which meant "to win all the tricks ...
Usage examples of kaput.
Their artificial-gravity system was kaput, and so the two men blacked out.
Parr threw it down, grabbed some ammunition, and returned to the CP to tell Howard that the Piat was kaput.
Today the washing machine and the tumble dryer were kaput, and it was warmer out than in.