HyperDic: deadlocked

English > 1 sense of the word deadlocked:
ADJECTIVEalldeadlocked, stalematedat a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
deadlocked > pronunciation
Soundsdeh'dlaa.kt
Rhymesblocked ... unlocked: 8 rhymes with aakt...
English > deadlocked: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningAt a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.
Example "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits"
Synonymstalemated
BroaderobstructedShut off to passage or view or hindered from action
Spanishparalizado

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