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

n. Sports A tied score.

n. 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.

v. To bring or come to a deadlock.

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

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

v. to cause or to come to a deadlock

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

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

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

n. 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.

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

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

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

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

"Clashes between Mr. Yushchenko and his former Orange ally Prime Minister Ms. Tymoshenko left government in deadlock, hampering reform efforts and deepening the pain of the economic crisis."

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