Interlock

[ɪntə'lɒk] or ['ɪntɚlɑk]

Definition

(noun.) a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; 'car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock'.

(verb.) coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively.

(verb.) become engaged or intermeshed with one another; 'They were locked in embrace'.

Checked by Desmond--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typist: Wesley

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Interchain, join closely together.

Editor: Wallace

Definition

v.t. to lock or clasp together.—v.i. to be locked together.

Checker: Prudence