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English Dictionary: interlock by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interlock
n
  1. a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
    Synonym(s): interlock, ignition interlock
  2. the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
    Synonym(s): mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking
v
  1. coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
    Synonym(s): interlock, mesh
  2. hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
    Synonym(s): lock, interlock, interlace
  3. become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
    Synonym(s): interlock, lock
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.
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