gridlocked

Variant of gridlock

gridlock definition

☆ grid·lock (grid′läk′)

noun

  1. a traffic jam, as at an intersection, in which no vehicle can move in any direction
  2. any obstructed condition or impasse airport gridlock, gridlock in the Senate

Etymology: grid + lock

transitive verb

to cause gridlock in

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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