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Dreadlock vs Deadlock - What's the difference?

dreadlock | deadlock |

As nouns the difference between dreadlock and deadlock

is that dreadlock is a single strand of dreadlocks while deadlock is a standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.

As verbs the difference between dreadlock and deadlock

is that dreadlock is to put (hair) into dreadlocks while deadlock is to cause or to come to a deadlock.

dreadlock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A single strand of dreadlocks

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put (hair) into dreadlocks
  • *{{quote-book, 2004, David Benioff, When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories citation
    • , passage=I paced the avenues, mane dreadlocked by city dirt.}}

    Synonyms

    *dread

    deadlock

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia deadlock) (en noun)
  • A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse
  • (computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation

    • Derived terms

    * break the deadlock

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to cause or to come to a deadlock
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