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- DictionaryIn·ter·lock
verb
- 1. (of two or more things) engage with each other by overlapping or by the fitting together of projections and recesses: "their fingers interlocked"
noun
- 1. a device or mechanism for connecting or coordinating the function of different components: "a safety interlock to stop the blades spinning"
- 2. a fabric knitted with closely interlocking stitches that allow it to stretch, typically used in underwear: "a dress in soft interlock"
The meaning of INTERLOCK is to become locked together or interconnected. How to use interlock in a sentence.
to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized. to interweave or interlace, one with another: The branches of the trees interlock to form a natural archway. Railroads. (of switches, signals, etc.) to operate together in a prearranged order.
to join together firmly, esp. by fitting one part into another. interlocking. adjective us / ˌɪn·tərˈlɑk·ɪŋ / interlocking rings. (Definition of interlock from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to join together firmly, esp. by fitting one part into another. interlocking. adjective us / ˌɪn·tərˈlɑk·ɪŋ / interlocking rings. (Definition of interlock from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
When things interlock with each other, they fit or work together. When a bicycle is properly built, all of its separate parts interlock. The parts of a machine have to interlock for it to work well: gears must interlock with each other, for example.
n.(ĭn′tər-lŏk′) 1. A mechanical device that prevents a component from functioning when another component is functioning or situated in a particular way. 2. A stretchy fabric knitted with interlocking stitches by alternating sets of needles on a circular knitting machine.
1.verb. Things that interlock or are interlocked go between or through each other so that they are linked. The parts interlock. [VERB] Interlock your fingers behind your back. [VERB noun] Joyce sits with her fingers interlocked under her chin. [VERB-ed] ...a series of interlocking rings. [VERB -ing] [ Also Vwith n]
Definitions of 'interlock' 1. Things that interlock or are interlocked go between or through each other so that they are linked. [...] 2. If systems, situations, or plans are interlocked or interlock, they are very closely connected. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'interlock' American English: ɪntərlɒk British English: ɪntəʳlɒk. More.
Definition of interlock verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Interlock definition: To unite or join closely as by hooking or dovetailing.
