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interlock
The definition of interlock is to be linked or joined with something by having parts overlapping, criss-crossed or fitted together.
(verb)When you hold hands with someone and you twist and wind your fingers together, this is an example of when you interlock your hands.
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See interlock in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to lock together; join with one another
- to connect or be connected so that neither part can be operated independently
noun
- the condition of being interlocked
- a device or arrangement by means of which the functioning of one part is controlled by the functioning of another, as for safety
See interlock in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb in·ter·locked, in·ter·lock·ing, in·ter·locks verb, transitive
- 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.
To become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing.
noun (ĭnˈtər-lŏkˌ)- 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.
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