Dictionary Entry
interlock
interlock is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.
- 2transitive verb
To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
- 3noun
the act of interlocking or meshing
"an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
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- 4noun
a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
"car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
- 5verb
coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
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- 6verb
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
"They were locked in embrace"
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- 7verb
hold in a locking position
"He locked his hands around her neck"
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