Overview of noun interlocking

The noun interlocking has 2 senses

• engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking -- (contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears")


• mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking -- (the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check")

Overview of verb interlock

The verb interlock has 3 senses

• interlock, mesh -- (coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively)


• lock, interlock, interlace -- (hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck")


• interlock, lock -- (become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace")

Overview of adj interlocking

The adj interlocking has 1 sense

• interlacing, interlinking, interlocking, interwoven -- (linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing)