to break a deadlock

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• break the deadlock — verb To score the first goal or point in a competition …   Wiktionary

• deadlock — UK US /ˈdedlɒk/ noun [C or U] ► a situation in which people cannot agree and no progress can be made: a deadlock between sb (and sb) »There was deadlock between the directors and the negotiating committee. a deadlock in sth »The deadlock in the… …   Financial and business terms

• deadlock — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ political VERB + DEADLOCK ▪ reach (esp. BrE) ▪ The strike appeared to have reached a deadlock. ▪ break, end …   Collocations dictionary

• break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• break — [[t]bre͟ɪk[/t]] ♦ breaks, breaking, broke, broken 1) V ERG When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped. [V n] He fell through the window, breaking the glass …   English dictionary

• break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… …   English dictionary

• break — 1 /breIk/ verb past tense broke, past participle broken 1 IN PIECES a) (T) to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it: The thieves got in by breaking a window. | break sth in two/in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• deadlock — n. 1) to reach a deadlock 2) to break a deadlock * * * to break a deadlock to reach a deadlock …   Combinatory dictionary

• deadlock — UK [ˈdedˌlɒk] / US [ˈdedˌlɑk] noun Word forms deadlock : singular deadlock plural deadlocks 1) [singular/uncountable] a situation in which neither person or group involved in a disagreement is willing to change their opinions or position… …   English dictionary

• deadlock — noun (singular, uncountable) a situation in which a disagreement cannot be settled; stalemate (1): The talks have reached a complete deadlock. | break the deadlock (=end the deadlock) deadlock verb (I, T) deadlocked adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English