interlock

interlock has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• 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.
• v. t.. To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
• n.. the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
• n.. a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
• v.. coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
• v.. become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
• v.. hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"