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dead·lock
(dĕd′lŏk′)n.
1. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.
2. Sports A tied score.
3. Computers A failure or inability to proceed due to two programs or devices both requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
4. Chiefly British A deadbolt.
tr. & intr.v. dead·locked, dead·lock·ing, dead·locks
To bring or come to a deadlock.
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deadlock
(ˈdɛdˌlɒk)n
1. a state of affairs in which further action between two opposing forces is impossible; stalemate
2. a tie between opposite sides in a contest
3. a lock having a bolt that can be opened only with a key
vb
to bring or come to a deadlock
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dead•lock
(ˈdɛdˌlɒk)n.
1. a state, as in negotiations, in which progress halts, due esp. to the intransigence of opposing forces; stalemate.
2. (in sports) a tied score.
3. a maximum-security cell for the solitary confinement of a prisoner.
v.t., v.i. 4. to bring or come to a deadlock.
[1770–80]
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deadlock
Past participle: deadlocked
Gerund: deadlocking
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| Noun | 1. | deadlock - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
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deadlock
noun
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deadlock
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Translations
طريق مَسْدود
mrtvý bod
fastlåst situationhårdknude
òrátefli; sjálfhelda
deadlock
[ˈdedlɒk]A. N → punto m muerto
to reach deadlock → llegar a un punto muerto, quedar estancado
the deadlock is complete → no se ve salida alguna
to reach deadlock → llegar a un punto muerto, quedar estancado
the deadlock is complete → no se ve salida alguna
B. VT to be deadlocked → estar en un punto muerto
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deadlock
n to reach (a) deadlock → in eine Sackgasse geraten; to end in deadlock → sich festfahren; to break the deadlock → aus der Sackgasse herauskommen
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dead
(ded) adjective1. without life; not living. a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.
2. not working and not giving any sign of being about to work. The phone/engine is dead.
3. absolute or complete. There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.
adverb completely. dead drunk.
ˈdeaden verb to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc. That will deaden the pain.
ˈdeadly adjective1. causing death. a deadly poison.
2. very great. He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).
3. very dull or uninteresting. What a deadly job this is.
adverb extremely. deadly dull; deadly serious.
dead end a road closed off at one end.
ˈdead-end adjective leading nowhere. a dead-end job.
dead heat a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together.
dead language a language no longer spoken, eg Latin.
ˈdeadline noun a time by which something must be done or finished. Monday is the deadline for handing in this essay.
ˈdeadlock noun a situation in which no further progress towards an agreement is possible. Talks between the two sides ended in deadlock.
to set a deadline (not dateline) for finishing a job.
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