English to English
interlock
(,/I/nt/@/r'l/A/k
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noun (n)
- a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting(noun.artifact)Example:
Car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock.
source: wordnet30 - the act of interlocking or meshing(noun.act)Example:
An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.(verb)source: webster1913
- To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.(verb)source: webster1913