gridlock

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Synonyms: grimlock, gritrock, gridlocks, gillock

Antonyms: grimlock, gritrock, gridlocks, gillock

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|Q8189896}} {{lb|en|road transport}} A condition of total, interlocking [[traffic]] [[congestion]] on the [[street]]s or [[highway]]s of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
2. On a smaller scale, the situation in which cars enter a [[traffic light|signal]]-controlled [[intersection]] too late during the [[green light]] cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next [[block]]) when the light turns [[red]], thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to [[citywide]] gridlock.
3. {{lb|en|figuratively|by extension}} Any [[paralysis]] of a complex system due to severe [[congestion]], [[conflict]]{{,}} or [[deadlock]].
4. {{sid|en|girlcock}} {{lb|en|transgender slang}} {{dmissp|en|girlcock,girldick}}. {{defdate|from early 2020s}}

Verb

1. To cause traffic [[congestion]].

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