Associations to the word «Interlock»

Wiktionary

INTERLOCK, verb. To fit together securely.
INTERLOCK, verb. To interlace.
INTERLOCK, noun. A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.

Dictionary definition

INTERLOCK, noun. A device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock".
INTERLOCK, noun. The act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check".
INTERLOCK, verb. Coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively.
INTERLOCK, verb. Hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck".
INTERLOCK, verb. Become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King