Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To unite or join closely as by hooking or dovetailing.
- intransitive verb To connect together (parts of a mechanism, for example) so that the individual parts affect each other in motion or operation.
- intransitive verb To become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing.
- noun A mechanical device that prevents a component from functioning when another component is functioning or situated in a particular way.
- noun A stretchy fabric knitted with interlocking stitches by alternating sets of needles on a circular knitting machine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be locked together; mutually engage, clasp, or cling: embrace: as, the interlocking boughs of a wood.
- To lock or clasp together; lock or hitch one in another: as, cattle sometimes
interlock their horns. - In geography, to be involved together: specifically applied to the headwaters of two different drainage systems which dovetail together yet flow in opposite courses.
- To cross-lock or lock in combination; lock so that unlocking can be effected only under certain conditions, or after certain other motions have previously been made.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.
- transitive verb To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
- transitive verb To connect together so that the parts work together as a coordinated unit; to connect as a single system.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To fit together securely.
- verb To
interlace . - noun A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
- verb become engaged or intermeshed with one another
- noun the act of interlocking or meshing
- verb hold in a locking position
- verb coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hornaday's 180 grain interlock serves me very well in the .300 Win Mag with IMR 4831.
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Hornaday's 180 grain interlock serves me very well in the .300 Win Mag with IMR 4831.
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The interlock is the prints, which are all kiddo friendly: bugs, farm, puppies, and the jungle print shown here.
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The interlock is the prints, which are all kiddo friendly: bugs, farm, puppies, and the jungle print shown here.
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The screeding frames for tiles (6 and 8 mm thick) are shaped to provide an "interlock" at the mitre - the diagonal mitre has been replaced by a dog-legged mitre.
Chapter 10 1997
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The screeding frames for tiles (6 and 8 mm thick) are shaped to provide an "interlock" at the mitre - the diagonal mitre has been replaced by a dog-legged mitre.
Chapter 7 1991
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In particular, the groups have locked horns over so-called "interlock" technology that's been proposed in legislation in this Congress.
Home/News 2010
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More than 40 states have some kind of interlock requirement in their law books, with at least half of them putting the penalties on first-time offenders and repeat drunken drivers,
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More than 40 states have some kind of interlock requirement in their law books, with at least half of them putting the penalties on first-time offenders and repeat drunken drivers,
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He wouldn't even have to pay for the ignition "interlock" device that acts as a Breathalyzer every time the driver tries to start the car.
ruzuzu commented on the word interlock
Interlock
a poem by the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To be locked together;
mutually engage, clasp, or cling:
embrace: as, the interlocking
boughs of a wood.
To lock or clasp together;
lock or hitch one in another:
as, cattle sometimes
interlock their horns.
In geography, to be involved
together: specifically
applied to the headwaters
of two different drainage systems
which dovetail together
yet flow in opposite courses.
To cross-lock or lock
in combination;
lock so that unlocking
can be effected only
under certain conditions,
or after certain
other motions
have previously been made.
May 3, 2012
yarb commented on the word interlock
Anthology please.
May 5, 2012
bilby commented on the word interlock
Yes, it's a promising concept.
May 6, 2012
MaryW commented on the word interlock
Nick Paumgarten, "Love of the Elevator," New Yorker, May 16, 2016, p. 36.May 30, 2016