'Interlock' definitions:
Definition of 'interlock'
From: WordNet
noun
A device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock" [syn: interlock, ignition interlock]
noun
The act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking]
verb
Coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively [syn: interlock, mesh]
verb
verb
Become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" [syn: interlock, lock]
Definition of 'Interlock'
From: GCIDE
- Interlock \In`ter*lock"\, v. i. To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Interlock'
From: GCIDE
- Interlock \In`ter*lock"\, v. t.
- 1. To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening. [1913 Webster]
- My lady with her fingers interlocked. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To connect together so that the parts work together as a coordinated unit; to connect as a single system. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'interlock'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- aegis,
- agree,
- answer to,
- arm guard,
- assent,
- assort with,
- backstop,
- be consistent,
- be of one,
- be uniform with,
- buffer,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- check,
- chime,
- cohere,
- coincide,
- concur,
- conform,
- conform with,
- consist with,
- contraceptive,
- cooperate,
- copyright,
- correspond,
- crash helmet,
- cushion,
- dashboard,
- dodger,
- dovetail,
- face mask,
- fall in together,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- fit together,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- go together,
- go with,
- goggles,
- governor,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hang together,
- hard hat,
- harmonize,
- helmet,
- hit,
- hold together,
- insulation,
- interaffiliate,
- interally,
- interassociate,
- interconnect,
- intercouple,
- interdepend,
- interdigitate,
- interjoin,
- interlink,
- interrelate,
- intersect,
- intertie,
- jibe,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- lock,
- mask,
- match,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- overlap,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- parallel,
- patent,
- pilot,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protective clothing,
- protective umbrella,
- register,
- register with,
- respond to,
- safeguard,
- safety,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- sing in chorus,
- sort with,
- square,
- square with,
- stand together,
- sun helmet,
- tally,
- umbrella,
- windscreen,
- windshield