'deadlock' definitions:
Definition of 'deadlock'
(from WordNet)
noun
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill]
Definition of 'deadlock'
From: GCIDE
- deadlock \dead"lock`\, n.
- 1. A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action. [1913 Webster]
- Things are at a deadlock. --London Times. [1913 Webster]
- The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of two to two. --The Century. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deadlock'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrest,
- bell,
- blind alley,
- block,
- box,
- brake,
- bring to,
- bring up short,
- cessation,
- check,
- checkmate,
- condition,
- corner,
- cul-de-sac,
- cut short,
- cutoff,
- dam,
- dead end,
- dead heat,
- dead set,
- dead stand,
- dead stop,
- dead-end street,
- dilemma,
- draw,
- draw rein,
- dying down,
- ebb,
- ebbing,
- end,
- endgame,
- ending,
- even break,
- extremity,
- fair shake,
- final whistle,
- freeze,
- full stop,
- grinding halt,
- gun,
- halt,
- hole,
- impasse,
- knotted score,
- lock,
- lockout,
- neck-and-neck race,
- photo finish,
- plight,
- posture,
- predicament,
- pull up,
- put paid to,
- quandary,
- sit-down strike,
- situation,
- slow down,
- stalemate,
- stall,
- stand,
- stand-off,
- standoff,
- standstill,
- state,
- stay,
- stem,
- stem the tide,
- stillstand,
- stop,
- stop cold,
- stop dead,
- stop short,
- stoppage,
- strike,
- stymie,
- subsidence,
- the same,
- tie,
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee,
- walkout,
- wane,
- waning,
- work stoppage