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DEADLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Example:

reached an impasse on the negotiations

Synonyms:

dead end; deadlock; impasse; stalemate; standstill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("deadlock" is a kind of...):

situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb deadlock

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