Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: deadlock  'ded`lók
  1. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
    - dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill

Derived forms: deadlocks

Type of: situation

Encyclopedia: Deadlock

Nearest

deaden
dead-end
dead-end street
deadened
deadening
deadeye
deadhead
deadlight
deadline
deadliness
deadlock
deadlocked
deadly
deadly nightshade
deadly sin
dead-man's float
dead-man's-fingers
dead-men's-fingers
deadness
dead-on
deadpan