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engage, interlace, intertwine,

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in⋅ter⋅lock

[v. in-ter-lok, in-ter-lok; n. in-ter-lok]

–verb (used without object)

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.

–verb (used with object)

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.

–noun

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.

Origin:
1625–35; inter- + lock ¹

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Language Translation for : interlock

Spanish:

encajar,

German:

ineinandergreifen,

Japanese:

組み合わさる

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in·ter·lock   (ĭn'tər-lŏk') Pronunciation Key
v.   in·ter·locked, in·ter·lock·ing, in·ter·locks

v.   tr.

To unite or join closely as by hooking or dovetailing.
To connect together (parts of a mechanism, for example) so that the individual parts affect each other in motion or operation.

v. intr.
To become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing.

n. (ĭn'tər-lŏk')

A mechanical device that prevents a component from functioning when another component is functioning or situated in a particular way.
A stretchy fabric knitted with interlocking stitches by alternating sets of needles on a circular knitting machine.

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"

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.

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.