"gridlock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/ [UK], /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/ [UK], /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/ [US] Forms: gridlocks [plural]
Etymology: From grid + lock. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grid|lock}} grid + lock Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gridlock (countable and uncountable, plural gridlocks)
  1. A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (traffic congestion): جُمُود (jumūd) (Arabic), կուտակականգ (kutakakang) (Armenian), խռնվածք (xṙnvackʿ) (Armenian), 交通阻塞 (jiāotōng zǔsè) (Chinese Mandarin), zablokování (Czech), verkeersinfarct [neuter] (Dutch), verkeerschaos [masculine] (Dutch), liikennesuma (Finnish), paralysie [feminine] (French), embouteillage [masculine] (French), Verkehrsinfarkt [masculine] (German), Verkehrskollaps [masculine] (German), רשת (réshet) (Hebrew), ग्रिडलॉक (griḍlŏk) (Hindi), óriási dugó (Hungarian), megbénult forgalom (Hungarian), tranglam tráchta [masculine] (Irish), ingorgo [masculine] (Italian), 交通渋滞 (kōtsū jūtai) (alt: こうつうじゅうたい) (Japanese), 渋滞 (jūtai) (alt: じゅうたい) (Japanese), 교착 상태 (gyochak sangtae) (Korean), trafikkork [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kork [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), راهبندان (râh-bandân) (Persian), engarrafamento [masculine] (Portuguese), зато́р (zatór) [masculine] (Russian), embotellamiento [masculine] (Spanish), atasco [masculine] (Spanish), totalstopp [neuter] (Swedish), затор (zator) (Ukrainian), khóa lưới (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-gridlock-en-noun-MLf~3Px3 Disambiguation of 'traffic congestion': 52 28 20
  2. On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Road transport Translations (on a smaller scale): խցանում (xcʿanum) (Armenian), 塞車 (Chinese Mandarin), 塞车 (sāichē) (Chinese Mandarin), opstopping [feminine] (Dutch), verkeersopstopping [feminine] (Dutch), tukos (Finnish), embouteillage [masculine] (French), Stau [masculine] (German), forgalmi dugó (Hungarian), (közlekedési) dugó (Hungarian), torlódás (Hungarian), fennakadás (english: minor) (Hungarian), elakadás (Hungarian), 渋滞 (jūtai) (alt: じゅうたい) (Japanese), 雑踏 (zattō) (alt: ざっとう) (Japanese), 雑沓 (zattō) (alt: ざっとう) (Japanese), [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kork [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), engarrafamento [masculine] (Portuguese), про́бка (próbka) [feminine] (Russian), зато́р (zatór) [masculine] (Russian), atasco [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gridlock-en-noun-dJBxNuZt Disambiguation of Road transport: 17 57 7 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 33 25 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 39 21 19 Disambiguation of 'on a smaller scale': 14 84 2
  3. (figuratively, by extension) any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock. Tags: broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (deadlock): փակուղի (pʿakuġi) (Armenian), մեռյալ կետ (meṙyal ket) (Armenian), 僵局 (jiāngjú) (Chinese Mandarin), impasse [masculine] (Dutch), patstelling [feminine] (Dutch), suma (Finnish), umpikuja (Finnish), impasse [masculine] (French), interblocage (French), გამოუვალი სიტუაცია (gamouvali siṭuacia) (Georgian), გამოუვალი მდგომარეობა (gamouvali mdgomareoba) (Georgian), ჩიხი (čixi) (Georgian), Stillstand [masculine] (German), holtpont (Hungarian), patthelyzet (Hungarian), sáinn [feminine] (Irish), 停滞 (teitai) (alt: ていたい) (Japanese), impasse [masculine] (Portuguese), тупи́к (tupík) [masculine] (Russian), засто́й (zastój) [masculine] (Russian), мёртвая то́чка (mjórtvaja tóčka) [feminine] (Russian), paralización (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gridlock-en-noun-C-jmohGA Disambiguation of 'deadlock': 7 20 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: lock

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/ [UK], /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/ [UK], /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/ [US] Forms: gridlocks [present, singular, third-person], gridlocking [participle, present], gridlocked [participle, past], gridlocked [past]
Etymology: From grid + lock. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grid|lock}} grid + lock Head templates: {{en-verb}} gridlock (third-person singular simple present gridlocks, present participle gridlocking, simple past and past participle gridlocked)
  1. To cause traffic congestion. Related terms: deadlock
    Sense id: en-gridlock-en-verb-gIxArD2T

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "52 28 20",
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          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
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          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
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          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
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          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
          "word": "forgalmi dugó"
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          "word": "(közlekedési) dugó"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "alt": "じゅうたい",
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          "alt": "ざっとう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
          "word": "雑踏"
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        {
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          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kø"
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 84 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kork"
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 84 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "engarrafamento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 84 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "próbka",
          "sense": "on a smaller scale",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "про́бка"
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        {
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          "word": "зато́р"
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          "_dis1": "14 84 2",
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "pʿakuġi",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "փակուղի"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "meṙyal ket",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "մեռյալ կետ"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiāngjú",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "僵局"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "deadlock",
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          "word": "impasse"
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          "sense": "deadlock",
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          "word": "patstelling"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "suma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "umpikuja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "impasse"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "interblocage"
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "roman": "gamouvali siṭuacia",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "გამოუვალი სიტუაცია"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "sense": "deadlock",
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "patthelyzet"
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "sense": "deadlock",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "sáinn"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "teitai",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "停滞"
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "impasse"
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          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "roman": "tupík",
          "sense": "deadlock",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "тупи́к"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zastój",
          "sense": "deadlock",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "засто́й"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mjórtvaja tóčka",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "мёртвая то́чка"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 20 73",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "deadlock",
          "word": "paralización"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/",
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        "UK"
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}
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        [
          "intersection",
          "intersection"
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          "green light",
          "green light"
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          "red"
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jumūd",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "جُمُود"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kutakakang",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "կուտակականգ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xṙnvackʿ",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "խռնվածք"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāotōng zǔsè",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "交通阻塞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "zablokování"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verkeersinfarct"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verkeerschaos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "liikennesuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paralysie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "embouteillage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verkehrsinfarkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verkehrskollaps"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "réshet",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "רשת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "griḍlŏk",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "ग्रिडलॉक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "óriási dugó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "megbénult forgalom"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tranglam tráchta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ingorgo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうつうじゅうたい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōtsū jūtai",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "交通渋滞"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅうたい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jūtai",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "渋滞"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyochak sangtae",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "교착 상태"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trafikkork"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kork"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râh-bandân",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "راهبندان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "engarrafamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatór",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зато́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "embotellamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atasco"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "totalstopp"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zator",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "затор"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "traffic congestion",
      "word": "khóa lưới"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xcʿanum",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "խցանում"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "塞車"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sāichē",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "塞车"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opstopping"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verkeersopstopping"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "tukos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "embouteillage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stau"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "forgalmi dugó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "(közlekedési) dugó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "torlódás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "minor",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "fennakadás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "elakadás"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅうたい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jūtai",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "渋滞"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ざっとう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zattō",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "雑踏"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ざっとう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zattō",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "word": "雑沓"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kø"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kork"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "engarrafamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "próbka",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "про́бка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatór",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зато́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "on a smaller scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atasco"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "pʿakuġi",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "փակուղի"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "meṙyal ket",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "մեռյալ կետ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāngjú",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "僵局"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "impasse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "patstelling"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "suma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "umpikuja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "impasse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "interblocage"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamouvali siṭuacia",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "გამოუვალი სიტუაცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamouvali mdgomareoba",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "გამოუვალი მდგომარეობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čixi",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "ჩიხი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stillstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "holtpont"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "patthelyzet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sáinn"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ていたい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "teitai",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "停滞"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "impasse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tupík",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тупи́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zastój",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "засто́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mjórtvaja tóčka",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мёртвая то́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "deadlock",
      "word": "paralización"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "gridlock"
  ],
  "word": "gridlock"
}

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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "en:Road transport"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grid",
        "3": "lock"
      },
      "expansion": "grid + lock",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From grid + lock.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gridlocks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gridlocking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gridlocked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gridlocked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gridlock (third-person singular simple present gridlocks, present participle gridlocking, simple past and past participle gridlocked)",
      "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": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "gridlock"
  ],
  "word": "gridlock"
}

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