- deadlock⇄deadlock, noun, verb.
- deadlock⇄noun 1. a condition or situation in which activity between two opposing sides stops because they are equally strong and neither one will give in; complete standstill.
Ex. Employers and strikers had reached a deadlock in their dispute over higher wa - deadlock⇄v.t., v.i. 1. to bring or come to a complete standstill.
Ex. The employer and strikers have been deadlocked for almost a week. Both disputants denied any part in deadlocking the collective bargaining process (Wall Street Journal). Yale and Harvard h