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dead·lock

(dĕd′lŏk′)

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)

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

to bring or come to a deadlock

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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]

deadlock

Past participle: deadlocked
Gerund: deadlocking

Imperative
deadlock
deadlock

Present
I deadlock
you deadlock
he/she/it deadlocks
we deadlock
you deadlock
they deadlock

Preterite
I deadlocked
you deadlocked
he/she/it deadlocked
we deadlocked
you deadlocked
they deadlocked

Present Continuous
I am deadlocking
you are deadlocking
he/she/it is deadlocking
we are deadlocking
you are deadlocking
they are deadlocking

Present Perfect
I have deadlocked
you have deadlocked
he/she/it has deadlocked
we have deadlocked
you have deadlocked
they have deadlocked

Past Continuous
I was deadlocking
you were deadlocking
he/she/it was deadlocking
we were deadlocking
you were deadlocking
they were deadlocking

Past Perfect
I had deadlocked
you had deadlocked
he/she/it had deadlocked
we had deadlocked
you had deadlocked
they had deadlocked

Future
I will deadlock
you will deadlock
he/she/it will deadlock
we will deadlock
you will deadlock
they will deadlock

Future Perfect
I will have deadlocked
you will have deadlocked
he/she/it will have deadlocked
we will have deadlocked
you will have deadlocked
they will have deadlocked

Future Continuous
I will be deadlocking
you will be deadlocking
he/she/it will be deadlocking
we will be deadlocking
you will be deadlocking
they will be deadlocking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deadlocking
you have been deadlocking
he/she/it has been deadlocking
we have been deadlocking
you have been deadlocking
they have been deadlocking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deadlocking
you will have been deadlocking
he/she/it will have been deadlocking
we will have been deadlocking
you will have been deadlocking
they will have been deadlocking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deadlocking
you had been deadlocking
he/she/it had been deadlocking
we had been deadlocking
you had been deadlocking
they had been deadlocking

Conditional
I would deadlock
you would deadlock
he/she/it would deadlock
we would deadlock
you would deadlock
they would deadlock

Past Conditional
I would have deadlocked
you would have deadlocked
he/she/it would have deadlocked
we would have deadlocked
you would have deadlocked
they would have deadlocked

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Noun

deadlock - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

impasse, stalemate, standstill, dead end

situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

deadlock

noun

1. impasse, stalemate, standstill, halt, cessation, gridlock, standoff, full stop Peace talks ended in a deadlock last month.

2. tie, draw, stalemate, impasse, standstill, gridlock, standoff, dead heat Larkham broke the deadlock with a late goal.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

deadlock

noun

An equality of scores, votes, or performances in a contest:

dead heat, draw, stalemate, standoff, tie.

Translations

طريق مَسْدود

mrtvý bod

fastlåst situationhårdknude

Patt

impasseinterblocagepoint mort repos

òrátefli; sjálfhelda

bloccaggio punto morto

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

B. VT to be deadlocked → estar en un punto muerto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

deadlock

[ˈdɛdlɒk] n (= impasse) → impasse f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

deadlock

n to reach (a) deadlock → in eine Sackgasse geraten; to end in deadlock → sich festfahren; to break the deadlock → aus der Sackgasse herauskommen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

deadlock

[ˈdɛdˌlɒk] n → punto morto, impasse f inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dead

(ded) adjective

1. 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 adjective

1. 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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It was a sort of deadlock. We were in the caves, and the question with the Fire People was how to get us out.

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And so today we pledge an end to the era of deadlock and drift, and a new season of American renewal has begun.

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There came, however, an interruption which put an end to the deadlock and it came from Tarzan's rear.

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She would have nothing to do with it, and for a time Stapleton was at a deadlock.

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The matter was at a deadlock when Bashti chanced upon the scene and stood listening.

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The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock. Only the robber- publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as "Pearl-diving," "The Sea as a Career," "Turtle-catching," and "The Northeast Trades." For these manuscripts he never received a penny.

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The situation had the appearance of being at a deadlock.

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Yours truly." In the detestable slang of the day, we were now both "at a deadlock," and nothing was left for it but to refer to our clients on either side.

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What with the Jay Cooke failure, the Hayes-Tilden deadlock, and the bursting of a hundred railroad bubbles, there was very little in the news of the day to encourage investors.

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The deadlock was broken, however, by a woman's voice.

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That is the reason for the deadlock, but we hope the reconciliation meeting continues maybe tomorrow because we cannot afford to have the ports not working,' the source stated.

Port Shutdown: IOC's, Maritime Workers Truce Meeting End In Deadlock

Dai Xianglong, former governor of the People's Bank of China, said a chance for resolving the deadlock is not expected next month, even though leaders are meeting at different official levels.