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grid·lock
(grĭd′lŏk′)n.
1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets.
2. A complete lack of movement or progress resulting in a backup or stagnation: "the political gridlock that prevented ... the President and Congress from moving expeditiously to cut the budget" (Robert D. Hormats).
grid′lock′ v.
grid′locked′ adj.
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gridlock
(ˈɡrɪdˌlɒk)n
1. (Automotive Engineering) obstruction of urban traffic caused by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and causing further queues to form in the intersecting streets
2. a point in a dispute at which no agreement can be reached; deadlock: political gridlock.
vb
(Automotive Engineering) (tr) (of traffic) to block or obstruct (an area)
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grid•lock
(ˈgrɪdˌlɒk)n.
1. a major traffic jam in which all vehicular movement comes to a stop because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
2. a complete stoppage of normal activity.
v.t., v.i. 3. to cause or undergo a gridlock.
[1975–80]
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gridlock
Past participle: gridlocked
Gerund: gridlocking
| Imperative |
|---|
| gridlock |
| gridlock |
| Present |
|---|
| I gridlock |
| you gridlock |
| he/she/it gridlocks |
| we gridlock |
| you gridlock |
| they gridlock |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I gridlocked |
| you gridlocked |
| he/she/it gridlocked |
| we gridlocked |
| you gridlocked |
| they gridlocked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am gridlocking |
| you are gridlocking |
| he/she/it is gridlocking |
| we are gridlocking |
| you are gridlocking |
| they are gridlocking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have gridlocked |
| you have gridlocked |
| he/she/it has gridlocked |
| we have gridlocked |
| you have gridlocked |
| they have gridlocked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was gridlocking |
| you were gridlocking |
| he/she/it was gridlocking |
| we were gridlocking |
| you were gridlocking |
| they were gridlocking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had gridlocked |
| you had gridlocked |
| he/she/it had gridlocked |
| we had gridlocked |
| you had gridlocked |
| they had gridlocked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will gridlock |
| you will gridlock |
| he/she/it will gridlock |
| we will gridlock |
| you will gridlock |
| they will gridlock |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have gridlocked |
| you will have gridlocked |
| he/she/it will have gridlocked |
| we will have gridlocked |
| you will have gridlocked |
| they will have gridlocked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be gridlocking |
| you will be gridlocking |
| he/she/it will be gridlocking |
| we will be gridlocking |
| you will be gridlocking |
| they will be gridlocking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been gridlocking |
| you have been gridlocking |
| he/she/it has been gridlocking |
| we have been gridlocking |
| you have been gridlocking |
| they have been gridlocking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been gridlocking |
| you will have been gridlocking |
| he/she/it will have been gridlocking |
| we will have been gridlocking |
| you will have been gridlocking |
| they will have been gridlocking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been gridlocking |
| you had been gridlocking |
| he/she/it had been gridlocking |
| we had been gridlocking |
| you had been gridlocking |
| they had been gridlocking |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would gridlock |
| you would gridlock |
| he/she/it would gridlock |
| we would gridlock |
| you would gridlock |
| they would gridlock |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have gridlocked |
| you would have gridlocked |
| he/she/it would have gridlocked |
| we would have gridlocked |
| you would have gridlocked |
| they would have gridlocked |
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Noun 1. [画像:gridlock - a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible]gridlock - a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
snarl-up, traffic jam - a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
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gridlock
noun
1. traffic jam The streets are wedged solid with the traffic gridlock.
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gridlock
nounA cessation of normal activity, caused by an accident or strike, for example:
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