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grid·lock
(grĭd′lŏk′)n.
1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets.
2. A complete lack of movement or progress resulting in a backup or stagnation: "the political gridlock that prevented ... the President and Congress from moving expeditiously to cut the budget" (Robert D. Hormats).
grid′lock′ v.
grid′locked′ adj.
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gridlock
(ˈɡrɪdˌlɒk)n
1. (Automotive Engineering) obstruction of urban traffic caused by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and causing further queues to form in the intersecting streets
2. a point in a dispute at which no agreement can be reached; deadlock: political gridlock.
vb
(Automotive Engineering) (tr) (of traffic) to block or obstruct (an area)
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grid•lock
(ˈgrɪdˌlɒk)n.
1. a major traffic jam in which all vehicular movement comes to a stop because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
2. a complete stoppage of normal activity.
v.t., v.i. 3. to cause or undergo a gridlock.
[1975–80]
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gridlock
Past participle: gridlocked
Gerund: gridlocking
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| Noun | 1. |  gridlock - a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possiblesnarl-up, traffic jam - a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move |
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gridlock
noun
1. traffic jam The streets are wedged solid with the traffic gridlock.
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gridlock
nounA cessation of normal activity, caused by an accident or strike, for example:
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