'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
Hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace]
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

Words containing 'Interlock'