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Meaning of 'interlock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Interlock [ 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.
2 . Interlock [ v. t.]
- To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.

Meaning of 'interlock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . interlock [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of interlocking or meshing
Example in sentence:
  • an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
Meaning (2):
- a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
Example in sentence:
  • car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock
3 . interlock [ v]
Meaning (3):
- hold in a locking position
Example in sentence:
  • He locked his hands around her neck
Meaning (4):
- become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Example in sentence:
  • They were locked in embrace

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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