interlock

Examples

• All

• The problem is that there is a variety of interlocking, interwoven loops, if you will, involved in this.

• We have a translation interlock on their audio signal.

  Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

• I must've missed an interlock or something.

  U-571 (2000)

• - Interlocks on.

  Monster a Go-Go! (1965)

• Music So as you can see, we've got an interlocking structure where the fins interlock with the layers of the cake, as it were.

• The different pieces of a jigsaw interlock but sit alongside one another, whereas integration, as it is understood in the discourse of formation in theological education, is more like a multidimensional dynamic interplay.

  Academic text (2017)

• The interlock mechanism ensures that the doors will not open while the engine is running.

• The complex design of the puzzle requires precise interlocks to ensure all pieces fit together securely.

Synonyms

B

bonding

vsinterlock

9 3.0

Joining two things so they stay firmly together

is narrower, focusing on joins that specifically restrict or coordinate movement between parts

I

interlocking

vsinterlock

4 5.5

Fitting parts together so they move as one

is about joining that limits or coordinates movement rather than mere contact

M

mesh

vsinterlock

4 4.7

A close connection between parts or people that work together

highlights the act of joining that controls or limits movement between parts

I

interlacing

vsinterlock

3 5.3

The act of weaving things together to make a pattern

focuses on joining that restricts or coordinates movement rather than decorative weaving

I

interlinkage

vsinterlock

1 6.1

A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other

is more about physical joining that directly limits or aligns movement

M

meshing

vsinterlock

• Specialized

7.1

Parts with teeth fitting together so they turn smoothly

focuses more generally on joining that restricts or coordinates movement

I

interdigitation

vsinterlock

• Specialized

9.6

A way parts fit together like interlocking fingers

emphasizes joining that produces restricted or coordinated movement rather than just patterning

I

interlinking

vsinterlock

4.8

Closely joined so the parts form a single whole that is hard to separate

stresses joining that specifically restricts or coordinates movement between parts

I

intertwinement

vsinterlock

7.0

Things twisted and woven together so they are closely connected

is specifically about joining that limits or synchronizes movement between parts

E

entwinement

vsinterlock

7.2

A state in which things are twisted or woven closely together

centres on joining that restricts or coordinates movement rather than mere twisting

Antonyms

S

separation

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

D

disengagement

1 6.5

The act of stopping a connection or ending involvement with something

Compounds

I

ignition interlock

• Specialized

1 6.6

A device put in a car that prevents the engine from starting if it detects alcohol on the driver's breath

How Connected

integration

47 4.0

interlock

1 5.7

connection

• Specialized

60 3.3

linkage

26 3.9

contact

371 1.0

separation

89 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology