deadlock

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: headlock, dreadlock, wedlock, padlock, daddock, deadstock, sealock, earlock, chadlock, headblock, pedlock

Antonyms: headlock, dreadlock, wedlock, padlock, daddock, deadstock, sealock, earlock, chadlock, headblock, pedlock

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[standstill]] resulting from the [[opposition]] of two evenly matched [[force]]s; a [[stalemate]] or [[impasse]].
2. {{lb|en|computing}} An [[inability]] to [[continue]] due to two [[program]]s or [[device]]s each [[requiring]] a [[response]] from the other before [[completing]] an [[operation]].
3. {{syn of|en|deadbolt||type of lock}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To cause or come to a [[#Noun|deadlock]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring to a state of [[#Noun|deadlock]].

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