See gridlock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"grid‧lock"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "deadlock"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To cause traffic congestion."
],
"links": [
[
"congestion",
"congestion"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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}
],
"wikipedia": [
"gridlock"
],
"word": "gridlock"
}
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