to interlock
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4.1
- verb
- /ˌɪntərˈlɑk/
:
encajar
- And then, so then, then we had to interlock arms like swing dancers and dance around in a circle.
- interlocking series
- interlocking network
- set of interlocking
And so she's been and her, her staff is interlocked with mine in terms of all the things we're doing.
- And so she's been and her, her staff is interlocked with mine in terms of all the things we're doing.
- That's how, you know, again, you want to interlock that grip, you want to you want to keep your eye on the ball.
- And then, so then, then we had to interlock arms like swing dancers and dance around in a circle.
- And so these ideas interlock with one another into a coherent system of ideas.
- Sounds to him like a ripping open zipper if flesh could interlock like gear teeth and get pulled.
- And then they brought out the template, which is a template for the joinery so you can interlock the beams.
- You know, you're interlocked and it won't take long before you find out what, what moves him, what triggers him or her or her.
Examples
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I want you to put your hands behind your head, interlock your fingers and turn around.
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Interlock them behind your head.
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So you interlock your hands like this.
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Interlock your hands behind your head.
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Interlock your fingers like me.
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Slowly put your hands on your head, interlocking your fingers.
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Interlock your fingers.
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Interlock your fingers!
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The Rangers pull off more spectacular maneuvers than swoop together, interlocking hands and forming a perfect circle.
Fiction book (1995) -
I want you to interlock your fingers and hold them tightly.
Synonyms
459
2.5
To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together
398
2.5
To become stiff and unable to move a part of the body
46
5.4
Twist things together so they become joined or tangled
23
4.1
To work well with other people or parts
11
6.7
To fit things together so they work well and match
10
5.7
To show how ideas or things are connected
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5.1
To cross things like fingers or strings so they hold together
5
4.7
Join things so they can work together
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4.5
Connect things so they depend on each other
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6.2
To stick together to form one unit, like parts of a machine or ideas in a plan
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5.3
To fasten two parts together so they form one piece
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8.2
To mix by passing parts through each other
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9.2
To join things by twisting or linking them together
To fit together closely like the fingers of two hands
Fit together with no gaps like the fingers of two hands
To fit together like gears so parts touch and work together
To join two pieces by making matching cuts so they fit tightly
To join parts together by weaving or tangling
To stick things together or become stuck together by something sticky
Antonyms
161
3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.6
A device put in a car that prevents the engine from starting if it detects alcohol on the driver's breath
How Joined
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4.1
15
4.1
23
4.1
278
1.1
11
2.9
459
2.5
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Interlock comes from inter- 'between' and lock 'fasten'. To interlock is to fit or join parts so they lock together, like fingers that cannot be pulled apart, so the verb means to connect tightly or to work together as one.