broken the deadlock

A form of break the deadlock — To score the first goal or point in a competition.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of break the deadlock
Cite this entry
APA

broken the deadlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20the%20deadlock

MLA

“broken the deadlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20the%20deadlock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broken the deadlock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20the%20deadlock.

Source: broken the deadlock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.