Hypertext Webster Gateway: "interlock"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Interlock \In`ter*lock"\, v. i.
To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one
another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one
another; to interlace firmly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Interlock \In`ter*lock"\, v. t.
To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place
by mutual fastening.
My lady with her fingers interlocked. --Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
interlock
n : the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms
by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: {mesh}, {meshing},
{interlocking}]
v 1: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together
effectively [syn: {mesh}]
2: hold in a locking position: "He locked his hands around her
neck" [syn: {lock}, {interlace}]
3: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were
locked in embrace" [syn: {lock}]
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