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in⋅ter⋅lock
[v. in-ter-lok, in-ter-lok; n. in-ter-lok]
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized. |
| 2. | to interweave or interlace, one with another: The branches of the trees interlock to form a natural archway. |
| 3. | Railroads. (of switches, signals, etc.) to operate together in a prearranged order. |
| 4. | to lock one with another. |
| 5. | to fit (parts) together to ensure coordinated action. |
| 6. | Railroads. to arrange (switches, signals, etc.) to effect a predetermined sequence of movement. |
| 7. | the fact or condition of interlocking or of being interlocked. |
| 8. | the existence or an instance of an interlocking directorate. |
| 9. | a device for preventing a mechanism from being set in motion when another mechanism is in such a position that the two operating simultaneously might produce undesirable results. |
| 10. | Also called ignition interlock. a device or system that prevents an automotive engine from starting until the seat belt for any occupied front seat is fastened. |
| 11. | a stretch fabric made with a circular knitting machine having two alternating sets of long and short needles. |
| 12. | Movies. a device for synchronizing the action of a camera and sound recorder. |
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Language Translation for : interlock
| Spanish: | encajar, | German: | ineinandergreifen, | Japanese: | 組み合わさる |
| in·ter·lock
(ĭn'tər-lŏk') Pronunciation Key
v. in·ter·locked, in·ter·lock·ing, in·ter·locks v. tr.
v. intr. To become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing. n. (ĭn'tər-lŏk')
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| interlock | |
noun | |
| 1. | a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock" |
| 2. | the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh] |
verb | |
| 1. | coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively |
| 2. | hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: lock] |
| 3. | become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" |
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Interlock
In`ter*lock"\, v. t. To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening. My lady with her fingers interlocked. --Tennyson.
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