[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate:The union and management reached a deadlock over fringe benefits.Synonyms: draw , impasse , standoff", "deadbolt .", "a maximum-security cell for the solitary confinement of a prisoner."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with or without object)", "List Items": ["to bring or come to a deadlock."]}]