Deadlock as a noun is a situation involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made for an action or decision. As a verb, deadlock is the act of creating the situation in which no further progress can be made. Example sentences:
The family meeting ended in a deadlock for vacationing at the Grand Canyon or Disney World. I'll need a third choice so that the next meeting won't deadlock on the vote.
After 15 innings, the score remained a frustrating 6-to-6 deadlock.The union and management reached a deadlock over fringe benefits.
The jury deliberated for several days, but the trial eventually ended in a deadlock.
Tuesday night's hockey game between the local middle schools ended in a 3-3 deadlock. Some synonyms for deadlock are tie, standstill, dead heat, and draw.
to avoid deadlock
Peacekeepers tried to break the deadlock between the two waring nations, but failed, and the war continued. A deadlock is a situation in which two or more competing actions are each waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. Search Google for info on deadlock in computers.
There are four strategies of dealing with deadlock problem:1. The Ostrich ApproachJust ignore the deadlock problem altogether.2. Deadlock Detection and RecoveryDetect deadlock and, when it occurs, take steps to recover.3. Deadlock AvoidanceAvoid deadlock by careful resource scheduling.4. Deadlock PreventionPrevent deadlock by resource scheduling so as to negate at least one of the four conditions.
The antonym for deadlock is agreement.
Holy Deadlock was created in 1934.
Deadlock - film - was created in 1931.
Wedlock Deadlock was created in 1947.
House of Dreams - 2004 To Deadlock or Not to Deadlock 1-3 was released on: USA: 22 January 2004
Holy Deadlock has 311 pages.