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interlock
[ verb in-ter-lok, in-ter-lok; noun in-ter-lok ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to lock one with another.
- to fit (parts) together to ensure coordinated action.
- Railroads. to arrange (switches, signals, etc.) to effect a predetermined sequence of movement.
noun
- the fact or condition of interlocking or of being interlocked.
- the existence or an instance of an interlocking directorate.
- a device for preventing a mechanism from being set in motion when another mechanism is in such a position that the two operating simultaneously might produce undesirable results.
- Also called ig·ni·tion in·ter·lock [ig-, nish, -, uh, n , in, -ter-lok]. a device or system that prevents an automotive engine from starting until the seat belt for any occupied front seat is fastened.
- a stretch fabric made with a circular knitting machine having two alternating sets of long and short needles.
- Movies. a device for synchronizing the action of a camera and sound recorder.
interlock
verb
- to join or be joined firmly, as by a mutual interconnection of parts
noun
- the act of interlocking or the state of being interlocked
- a device, esp one operated electromechanically, used in a logic circuit or electrical safety system to prevent an activity being initiated unless preceded by certain events
- a closely knitted fabric
adjective
- (of fabric) closely knitted
Derived Forms
- ˈ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ùËŒ±ô´Ç³¦°ì±ð°ù, noun
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ¾±²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·±ô´Ç³¦°ì·±ð°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·¾±²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·±ô´Ç³¦°ì±ð»å adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of interlock1
Example Sentences
The windows, like the products inside, were covered in the brand’s signature interlocking L and V monogram.
Reed said there are "serious" and "interlocking concerns" with the sector which need "ambitious changes", and acknowledged that "trust in the system" had "broken down on all sides".
Once she is allowed to return behind the wheel, she will be placed under five years of supervised probation with an ignition interlock device, with the potential of three years of unsupervised probation.
In fact, he spoke unrelentingly about the interlocking systems of inequity: inadequate, substandard housing, inferior public schools, unsustainable low-wage jobs and lack of access to quality health care.
On “September 5,†the jigsaw Benesch found herself interlocked with was the nuts-and-bolts of an earlier era’s broadcast reporting, complete with vintage equipment.
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