interlock: meaning and definitions

To unite or join closely as by hooking or dovetailing.

To connect together (parts of a mechanism, for example) so that the individual parts affect each other in motion or operation.

To become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing.

A mechanical device that prevents a component from functioning when another component is functioning or situated in a particular way.

A stretchy fabric knitted with interlocking stitches by alternating sets of needles on a circular knitting machine.