dead lock in English
noun
1
a situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made.
an attempt to break the deadlock
verb
1
cause (a situation or opposing parties) to come to a point where no progress can be made because of fundamental disagreement.
the jurors were deadlocked on six charges
2
secure (a door) with a deadlock.
I always thought that when I was on the inside, if I twisted the handle up, it would be deadlocking the door, or locking it somehow.
Use "dead lock" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "dead lock" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "dead lock", or refer to the context using the word "dead lock" in the English Dictionary.
1. Here we were, then , at a dead - lock about Miss Rachel -- and at a dead - lock about the Moonstone.