gridlock:1

noun
grid*lock \ ˈgrid-ˌläk \
1980{ds||1||}
  • a traffic jam in which a grid of intersecting streets is so completely congested that no vehicular movement is possible
  • a situation resembling gridlock (as in congestion or lack of movement)

gridlock:2

verb
gridlock \
1981
  • to cause to be in a state or situation in which movement or progress is stopped completely : to produce gridlock in or of; also : to experience gridlock
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