Definition of interlock
intransitive verb
: to become locked together or interconnected
transitive verb
1 : to lock together : unite
2 : to connect so that the motion or operation of any part is constrained by another
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Examples of interlock in a Sentence
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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The work, which involved renewing the switch in the interlocking immediately adjacent to the station, was expected to tie up service at the station for two weekends, July 15-16 and July 22-23.
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Each also bears a frame-within-the frame, a slender rectangular band usually interlocked with another, circular or diamond-shaped.
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The two shorter towers near the lakefront would be angular slabs, with interlocking masses that would create an appealing sense of verticality.
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Gschwandtner unites the strips in traditional quilt patterns — interlocking triangles and diamonds set within squares, energetic designs that play surface against depth, control against abandon.
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Asked about her tattoo—two interlocking V’s on her hand—
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Actually, the use of the interlocking plastic blocks for everything creates the necessary distance to make this all-out parody snap together.
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Shea Johnson and Emily Dixon engage in a fast series of positions, interlocking limbs and torsos, as if depicting a tempestuous relationship between people with a fiery attraction to each other.
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Ms. DeFalco said, noting that the signals and interlocking at 34th Street were being upgraded as part of the authority’s capital program.
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First Known Use of interlock
1632
Definition of interlock
1 : the quality, state, sense, or an instance of being interlocked
2 : an arrangement in which the operation of one part or mechanism automatically brings about or prevents the operation of another a safety interlock
3a : a stretchable fabric made on a circular knitting machine and consisting of two ribbed fabrics joined by interlockingb : a garment made of interlock
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Taylor was sentenced to 12 months probation, had his license revoked for nine months and will need to place an ignition interlock device on his car for six months after that.
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He also was ordered to have an ignition interlock device on his vehicle, which must be operable at all times.
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Patricia Rillera, regional executive director for MADD Southern California, supports stiffer laws, including ignition interlock devices for all offenders.
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First Known Use of interlock
1874
INTERLOCK Defined for English Language Learners
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: to connect or lock (two or more things) together
INTERLOCK Defined for Kids
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interlocked
;interlocking
: to connect or lock together … she sat bowed, with her dirt-caked fingers idly interlocked in her lap … — Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee
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: to be or become mutually connected; also : to be consistent in regard to major elements confessions that interlock
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