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- [grid-lok]
- /ˈgrɪdˌlɒk/
- /ˈɡrɪd.lɒk/
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- [grid-lok]
- /ˈgrɪdˌlɒk/
Definitions of gridlock word
- noun gridlock the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic. 1
- noun gridlock the blocking of an intersection by vehicular traffic entering the intersection but unable to pass through it. 1
- noun gridlock any situation in which nothing can move or proceed in any direction: a financial gridlock due to high interest rates. 1
- noun gridlock A traffic jam affecting a whole network of intersecting streets. 1
- noun gridlock vehicles: traffic jam 1
- noun gridlock situation: no progress 1
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Origin of gridlock
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1975-80; grid + lock1
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Parts of speech for Gridlock
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gridlock popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gridlock
noun gridlock
- impasse — a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- bottleneck — A bottleneck is a place where a road becomes narrow or where it meets another road so that the traffic slows down or stops, often causing traffic jams.
- congestion — If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
verb gridlock
- keep under wraps — not reveal
- prohibit — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- jam up — a stoppage or slowing of motion, work, or the like, due to obstruction, overloading, malfunction, or inefficiency; jam: Your letters didn't go out yesterday because there was a jam-up in the mail room.
Antonyms for gridlock
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