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gridlock      /ˈgrɪdˌlɑ:k/   noun

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1 : a situation in which streets are so full that vehicles cannot move [noncount] • A traffic accident caused gridlock at rush hour yesterday. [singular] • We were caught in a gridlock.

 

2 : a situation in which no progress can be made [noncount] • Disagreements about funding have caused legislative gridlock in Congress. [singular] • a legislative gridlock

— gridlocked /ˈgrɪdˌlɑ:kt/adjective • gridlocked streets • Congress remains gridlocked.