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broken the deadlock

broken the deadlock is the past participle of break the deadlock.

Meaning of break the deadlock

Verb

break the deadlock (third-person singular simple present breaks the deadlock, present participle breaking the deadlock, simple past broke the deadlock, past participle broken the deadlock)

  1. (idiomatic) To score the first goal or point in a competition.
    • The Gunners continued to press after the break but it was Leeds who broke the deadlock in the 54th minute. There was no doubt about the penalty either, with Denilson clumsily fouling Gradel and Snodgrass stepping up to find the bottom corner of the net.2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC

Questions about broken the deadlock

What is broken the deadlock the past participle of?
Broken the deadlock is the past participle of break the deadlock.

Words near broken the deadlock in the dictionary

  1. broken tail
  2. broken telephone
  3. broken the back of
  4. broken the bank
  5. broken the cycle
  6. broken the deadlock
  7. broken the fourth wall
  8. broken the ice
  9. broken the internet
  10. broken the internets
  11. broken the interwebs

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