noun. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.

noun. A tied score.

noun. A failure or inability to proceed due to two programs or devices both requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.

noun. A deadbolt.

transitive & intransitive verb . To bring or come to a deadlock.

To bring to a dead-lock or standstill: as, “they have dead-locked the legislature,”

noun. A lock with a key-bolt, but with no latch-bolt, operated by a knob.

noun. A lock in which the key-bolt must be moved by turning the key in each direction: distinguished from a spring lock.

noun. A lock worked on one side by a handle and on the other side by a key.

noun. A complete stoppage, stand-still, or entanglement; a state of affairs in which further progress or a decision is for the time impossible, as if from an inextricable locking up: as, a dead-lock in a legislature where parties are evenly balanced.

noun. A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward.

noun. A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action.

noun. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse

noun. An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation

verb. to cause or to come to a deadlock

noun. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

"I agree that the focus in the ed reform conversation needs to be on concrete action that supports what's best for kids, and I understand that endless collaborative discussion that ultimately yields deadlock is a frustrating waste of everyone's time."

break the deadlock  

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advis  attach  block-and-tackle  chancellery  codename  

Tweedledum and Tweedledee  arrest  bell  blind alley  block  

deadlocked  deadlocking  deadlocks