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deadlock definition

dead·lock (-läk′)

noun

  1. a standstill resulting from the action of equal and opposed forces; stalemate
  2. a tie between opponents in the course of a contest
  3. deadbolt

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to bring or come to a deadlock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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