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dead·lock
 deadlock
- pronunciation:
- ded
lak
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition: |
a standstill or stoppage of progress on either side between equally strong or determined adversaries.
Negotiations between the union and the company have reached a deadlock.- synonyms:
- impasse, stalemate, standoff
- similar words:
- draw, halt, standstill, stop, stoppage
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
deadlocked, deadlocking, deadlocks |
| definition: |
to bring or come to a deadlock.
The question of health benefits deadlocked management and workers.The two opposing sides deadlocked on the third day of negotiation.- synonyms:
- stalemate
- similar words:
- cease, halt, hang, stop, tie
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