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    DEADLOCK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possibleplay

    Example:

    reached an impasse on the negotiations

    Synonyms:

    dead end; deadlock; impasse; stalemate; standstill

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("deadlock" is a kind of...):

    situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb deadlock

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