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gridlock

/ˈɡrɪdlɒk/noun

उच्चारण ग्रिड्लॉक

पूर्ण जाम, गतिरोध

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    a situation in which there are so many cars in the streets of a town that the traffic cannot move at all; a situation in which no progress can be made

    पूर्ण जाम, गतिरोध

    • traffic gridlock
    • political gridlock
    • Heavy rain caused gridlock across the city this morning.
    + 2 more examples
    • The new flyover aims to reduce gridlock at the junction.
    • Political gridlock stopped the bill from being passed.

    Synonyms jam deadlock stalemate standstill impasse

    Opposite free flow progress movement

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grid·lock

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Keep the no-progress words together: gridlock (no movement, especially of traffic), deadlock (a situation where neither side will agree), stalemate (neither side can win), impasse (a point where progress is impossible), standstill (complete stop).

प्रगति रुकने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: gridlock (कोई गति नहीं, विशेषकर यातायात), deadlock (कोई पक्ष सहमत न हो, गतिरोध), stalemate (कोई पक्ष जीत न सके), impasse (जहाँ प्रगति असंभव हो), standstill (पूर्ण ठहराव)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Break the gridlock, end a deadlock.

Collocations: break the gridlock (गतिरोध को तोड़ना) और end a deadlock (गतिरोध समाप्त करना), जिनका प्रयोग तब होता है जब बातचीत या यातायात पूरी तरह रुक गया हो।