interlock Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
    ignition interlock.
    • car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock
  2. noun the act of interlocking or meshing
    mesh; meshing; interlocking.
    • an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
  3. verb coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
    mesh.
  4. verb hold in a locking position
    lock; interlace.
    • He locked his hands around her neck
  5. verb become engaged or intermeshed with one another
    lock.
    • They were locked in embrace

WordNet


In`ter*lock" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.
In`ter*lock" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
    My lady with her fingers interlocked. Tennyson.

Webster 1913