interlock

interlock
[[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)lɒ̱k[/t]]
interlocks, interlocking, interlocked
1) V-RECIP-ERG Things that interlock or are interlocked go between or through each other so that they are linked.

[pl-n V] The parts interlock...

[V pl-n] Interlock your fingers behind your back...

[V-ed] Joyce sits with her fingers interlocked under her chin.

[V-ing] ...a series of interlocking rings. [Also V with n]

2) V-RECIP-ERG If systems, situations, or plans are interlocked or interlock, they are very closely connected.

[be V-ed] The problems of Israel, Lebanon, and the Gulf were tightly interlocked...

[pl-n V] The tragedies begin to interlock...

[V with n] Your girlfriend's fear of being abandoned seems to interlock with your fear of being found undesirable. [Also V pl-n]


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  • interlock — [ ɛ̃tɛrlɔk ] n. m. • 1951; mot angl., de to interlock « entrecroiser » ♦ Tissu indémaillable généralement en coton, utilisé en lingerie. ● interlock nom masculin (anglais interlock, de to interlock, entrecroiser) Tricot à mailles cueillies… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Interlock — (englisch für „Verriegelung“ oder „Verzahnung“) steht für: Interlock (Kino), eine Technik, um eine Filmkopie in mehreren Sälen zu spielen Interlock (Theater), ein Theaterstück eine Strickart, bei der zwei Stofflagen gegeneinander verstrickt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • interlock — in·ter·lock /ˌin tər läk/ vi: to be or become mutually connected; also: to be consistent in regard to major elements confessions that interlock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • interlock — ► VERB ▪ engage with each other by overlapping or fitting together. ► NOUN 1) a device or mechanism for connecting or coordinating the function of components. 2) (also interlock fabric) a fabric with closely interlocking stitches allowing it to… …   English terms dictionary

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • interlock — (v.) 1630s, from INTER (Cf. inter ) + LOCK (Cf. lock). Related: Interlocked; interlocking. As a noun, attested by 1874 …   Etymology dictionary

  • interlock — [in΄tər läk′, in′tər läk΄; ] for n. [ in′tər läk΄] vt., vi. 1. to lock together; join with one another 2. to connect or be connected so that neither part can be operated independently n. 1. the condition of being interlocked 2. a device or… …   English World dictionary

  • interlock — [1] to fit gear train members together. [2] A device in a change speed gearbox which prevents two gears from being engaged at the same time. Also see accelerator interlock clutch starter interlock parking interlock shift interlock starter… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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