Definitions of interlock [ˈɪn tərˌlaɪ nɪŋ]

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Definition of 'interlock'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) interlock
to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.

2.  interlock
to interweave, interlace, or interrelate, one with another:
The branches of the trees interlock to form an archway.

3. (v.t.) interlock
to lock one with another.

4.  interlock
to fit (parts) together to ensure coordinated action.

5. (n.) interlock
the condition of being interlocked.

6.  interlock
a device for preventing a mechanism from operating when another mechanism is in such a position that the two operating simultaneously might produce undesirable results.

7.  interlock
a stretch fabric made with a circular knitting machine having two alternating sets of long and short needles.

Etymology: (1625–35)

Definition of 'interlock'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) interlock, ignition interlock
a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
"car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"

2. (verb) mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking
the act of interlocking or meshing
"an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"

3. (verb) interlock, mesh
coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

4. (verb) lock, interlock, interlace
hold in a locking position
"He locked his hands around her neck"

5. (verb) interlock, lock
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
"They were locked in embrace"

Definition of 'interlock'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) interlock
to unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly

2. (verb) interlock
to unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening

Translation of 'interlock'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of two or more pieces or parts) to fit or fasten together The pieces of a jigsaw puzzle interlock; interlocking pieces.
Afrikaans: in mekaar pas	Arabic: يَشْبِك بين الخُطوط	Bulgarian: съвпадам
Brazilian: encaixar	Czech: zapadat do sebe; spojovat	German: ineinandergreifen
Danish: passe sammen; knytte samm	Greek: συναρμόζω, συναρμόζομαι	Spanish: encajar
Estonian: põkkuma	Farsi: به هم چفت کردن	Finnish: liittää yhteen
French: (s')enclencher, (s')emboî	Hebrew: לְשַלֵב	Hindi: एक साथ जोड़ना
Croatian: međusobno se spojiti	Hungarian: egymásba illik, illeszt	Indonesian: saling bercocokan
Icelandic: krækja saman	Italian: collegarsi, concatenarsi	Japanese: 組み合わさる
Korean: 짜맞추다	Lithuanian: su(si)kabinti	Latvian: savienot; sakabināt
Malay: berpanca	Dutch: in elkaar grijpen	Norwegian: kople sammen, gripe inn i
Polish: pasować do siebie	Persian: به هم چفت کردن	Pashto: يوځاى كېدل، اړه درلودل، س
Portuguese: encaixar	Romanian: a (se)îmbuca; a (se) cupl	Russian: сцеплять(ся)
Slovak: zapadať do seba; prepleta	Slovenian: prilegati se	Serbian: uklapati se
Swedish: gripa i varandra, hänga i	Thai: เชื่อมต่อกัน	Turkish: birbirine bağlanmak/geçme
Taiwanese: (兩部份或多部份相扣或固定在一起)使連鎖，使連扣	Ukrainian: зчіплювати(ся), змикати(с	Urdu: ایک دوسرے میں پیوست ہونا
Vietnamese: cài vào nhau	Chinese: 使联锁
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