deadlock

(-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

See deadlock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.
  2. Sports A tied score.
  3. Computer Science A failure or inability to proceed due to two programs or devices both requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
tr. & intr.v. dead·locked, dead·lock·ing, dead·locks
To bring or come to a deadlock.

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